Art: Trinket by Nancy Shuler
FROG, YANGSHENG (LIFE NURTURING) & WEIXIN (WECHAT)
I was video-chatting with my mom
On my iPad when I heard a loud call
From a handsome frog. Not to disturb
My night owl son still busy dreaming
Against noon light, I locked himself out
In the balcony. Make sure to eat an egg
A banana, an apple, some black fungus every day
Small fish better than meat. Shrimps help more
Like those a frog could catch on a summer night
But my mother neither saw nor heard any frog
Which I imagined jumping around in a rice paddy
On the other side of the world. It was the song
Of nostalgia squatting high at the threshold of
My throat, ready to call like an unseen frog
About the author:
Yuan Changming published monographs on translation before leaving China. With a Canadian PhD in English, Yuan currently edits Poetry Pacific with Allen Yuan in Vancouver; credits include ten Pushcart nominations, the 2018 Naji Naaman’s Literary Prize, Best of the Best Canadian Poetry, BestNewPoemsOnline, Threepenny Review and 1,459 others worldwide. yuan changming poetrypacific.blogspot.ca happyyangsheng.blogspot.ca
Art: Trinket by Nancy Shuler
In the artist’s words:
I enjoy turning my photographs into virtual paintings by adding various filters and techniques to my original shots. I have developed this method of “Photographic Art” over the many years in which I have been a photographer. Each photograph undergoes an unique and creative process to bring out its own specific beauty by emphasizing its distinctive composition and lighting. Each photo is printed on canvas to further increase its depth and intensity. Each canvas photo is sprayed with an acid free acrylic coating to protect its surface and insurer its longevity. I hope you enjoy my creations as much as I enjoy creating them.
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