Voice4Equity

Poetry and Policy

Policy issues through poetry. Each poem begins with a photograph I took, and a moment that asked to be seen more closely.

A fisherman in a small pale-green boat on a wide, misty river.

Life in Sepia

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An iguana by the ocean in the sun

You Cannot Own an Iguana

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Iguana by the ocean in the sun

La Iguana No Se Puede Poseer

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Life in Sepia

Life in Sepia Dr. Christina DeJesús Kishimoto Policy Issues Through PoetryThe fog around me lifts Like a chameleon of the river, I emerge Riding a gentle morning wake A tickle of fingers long gone Walks up my spine My rod comforts me The mist in sepia Draws out pastel memories People casually pass by Prints on my soul Like the cuttlefish Strangeness in me rises No ordinary man Conflicts left on the banks Floating freeDissipated tears release Taking in breadth Words spoken in silence Break the water's surface At the edge of joy Morning light rises A moment more needed In the shroud of peace As the landscape becomes Clear and unknown.

You Cannot Own an Iguana

You Cannot Own an Iguana, page 1You Cannot Own an Iguana, page 2You Cannot Own an Iguana, page 3

La Iguana No Se Puede Poseer

La Iguana No Se Puede Poseer, page 1La Iguana No Se Puede Poseer, page 2La Iguana No Se Puede Poseer, page 3