LA Poet Society is a literary organization dedicated to the community, to make the literary arts inclusive, accessible, and visibile!
A non-profit literary community organization serving Los Angeles county & beyond
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Sponsors
Where Poetry Lives
since 2009
Tanya Ko Hong
Poet & Artist
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Korean American poet, Tanya Ko Hong, has been published in Rattle, Beloit Poetry Journal, Two Hawks Quarterly, Portside, Cultural Weekly, and elsewhere. She has an MFA in Creative Writing from Antioch University in Los Angeles, and is the author of four books of poetry, most recently, Mother to Myself, A collection of poems in Korean (Prunsasang Press, 2015). Tanya is an ongoing advocate of bilingual poetry, promoting the work of immigrant poets. She lives Palos Verdes, CA with her husband and three children. www.tanyakohong.com​
Mustard Flowers Falling
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a yellow cab stops in the dark
dark clouds cover half the moon
water is boiling in the rusty kettle
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she smells like peppermint
the cat's eyes like a neon sign
outside the rainy window
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you are reading a line in a poem
slowly
slowly
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petals of dried flowers
drop on your knees
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a woman leaves
after brushing her teeth
with your old tooth brush
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with your old toothbrush
after brushing her teeth
a woman leaves.
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drop on your knees
petals of dried flowers
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slowly
slowly
you are reading a line in a poem
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outside the rainy window
the cat's eyes like a neon sign
she smells like peppermint
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water is boiling in the rusty kettle
dark clouds cover half the moon
a yellow cab stops in the dark
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(c) 2017 Tanya Ko Hong