"I had to be willing to risk myself for what I wanted. And I want desire; I want to be capable of it. I want to be des…"

"Poetry was an unlikely place for me to land … I mean, who says: ‘I’m going to be a poet when I grow up’? I grew up on…"

"In Mojave, our words for want and need are the same – because why would you want what you don’t need?"

"Maybe a wound is a way of seeing into someone. Or maybe it is an opening into the person who inflicted the wound. I d…"

"I am Native, so I am both—truth/fiction—and also bleeding over or overflowing each. Truth is always a placeholder for…"

"Recently, I read a tweet by the poet Natalie Diaz, who asked, Why must writers of color always have to talk about whi…"

"is credited with introducing into India the traditionally used by the s as elegant camping groounds. ... Not merely s…"

"In the first century , Roman warriors invaded Persia for power and plunder and were captivated by the s. Following hi…"

"The small and graceful with its solitary pink blossoms was … acquired from with the , often favored for its delicate …"

"The Taj Mahal is an unforgettable visual experience. With every change of light there appear subtle variations in the…"