Lockdown
God who knows no forgetting who companions those who suffer
Great God of Light who cannot be deceived,
You see the bitter costs borne by First Peoples.
How long will he have to sit at the feet of strangled white teachers who cannot say the word ‘spirit’ without clearing their throats and saying they are confused.
Padraig O Tuama launched my book Tender, stories that lean into kindness, just on a year ago.You can hear his speech here.
A new decade has dawned amidst smoke and heat and peril. What can we ask when we know much of it will be hard, even harrowing?