The 8th tanka in the sequence, Politics/Poetics of Re-Homing <br /> <br />My English words <br />Nothing's wrong, I'm fine <br />Slip into <br />Our phone conversation... <br />Mother's ocean-wide silence <br /> <br /> <br />Note: Based on the principles of progression and association employed in Japanese court poetry (for more information, see 'To the Lighthouse: Principles of Progression and Association in Tanka Sequences, ' http: //goo.gl/4a1nb) , Politics/Poetics of Re-Homing is first English language tanka sequence about diasporic experiences. In the sequence, I adopt an intersectional approach to exploring a wide range of issues related to immigration, English learning, racialized identity, racism, job seeking, colonization, acculturation,...etc. You can read the whole sequence, http: //goo.gl/m9R9V<br /><br />Chenou Liu<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/ocean-wide-silence-tanka/
