place a kiss on the back of my neck
the coffee is still hot
steam is gently rising
and we leave the patio door open
men finishing off a new building
groan and hiss of bus lines
writing again ........
* poem, in its entirety, is available in the printed version of the current issue.
贵谤辞苍迟颈猫谤别蝉
translated by Claudia Rupnik
tu poses un baiser sur ma nuque
le caf茅 est encore chaud
de la vapeur s鈥櫭﹍猫ve doucement
et nous laissons la porte du patio ouverte
des hommes terminent la construction d鈥檜n nouveau b芒timent
plainte et sifflement des lignes d鈥檃utobus
reprise de l鈥櫭ヽriture ....
* translation, in its entirety, is available in the printed version of the current issue.
Bio:
Sarain Frank Soonias is a Cree/Anishinaabe writer residing in Vancouver. His poetry is inspired by his evolving relationship with (de)colonization, trauma, love, and healing. Poems from his initial collection All Wrong Horses on Fire That Go Away in the Rain have been featured in the Temz Review and will appear in forthcoming issues of Shrapnel, Carousel, and Queen鈥檚 Quarterly.
Claudia Rupnik est 茅crivaine et une 茅tudiante de premier cycle en 茅tudes fran莽aises 脿 l鈥橴niversit茅 Queen鈥檚.