For a short time, I tried my hand at woodturning and some of the metaphors in this story come from that cursory knowledge. I am stunned by the exquisite parallels between turning wooden vessels and developing resilience in life....
Taslima Akhter’s heart-wrenching photo of the man and woman who clung to one another as they perished in the collapse of a Bangladeshi garment factory still moves me to tears. I wrote this poem in contemplation of the fragility of...