3 selected poems from a collection of recent poetry written by Kathryn Waddell Takara

I Naked Falling from the sky Diving into the global Sahara Earth desert With 4 directions, 4 winds, 4 seasons… sometimes Water-swimmer Silver-green islands and continents call. Crashing from the fiery west Metallic and full of fears I challenge within Unnecessary talk Unmitigated efforts. Cooling down to balance breath Yin and yang.  II Who are you? An empty mirror. Where am I in time? Varietal, multiple histories, blending Exotic interconnectedness The land of allurement. III   Freed intersectionality. Kimberly Crenshaw labeled this insight Decades ago conceptualities Connectivity of race and relationships Women and history Poetry and geopolitics Chronicled Movements to certain solutions In service In words In seeing and understanding Within a context of comparative Nature Varietal suffering Different dancings toward democracy Illusions conjure deceptions Caught in razor crags.