a poet once wrote a poem a friend read it and exclaimed in outrage this is just a blank page exactly the poet beamed a blank page with words of snow: Sim Ling Thee, 13Singapore
September 2021
Astro Doll
Mixed media Ruth, 8 Ethiopia, Kenya About the Project There are millions of children affected by war, social collapse, and climate change now living in refugee camps, or dispersed in host countries far from their original homes. The work that appears here is a part of Stone Soup’s growing collection of creative expression by young people whose lives have been upended by such conflict throughout the world. To explore the entire collection, please visit the Stone Soup Refugee Project online: https://stonesoup.com/refugee-project/
Art
A drop A splotch A paintbrush gone astray A crash A puddle A mug of milk collapsed on the table A shriek A fault line A gaping tear on the paper A kid A toilet break A sister folding artwork into a paper plane A bin A careless hand A father throwing the masterpiece into the trash After much gasping and searching and berating, After much crying and panicking and apologizing, You lose hope, you feel resigned: You think the artwork is terrible, the biggest disgrace of all time. But when you finally find that piece of art, You take a looooong look. You step back and think to yourself: Perhaps this is art. Perhaps this is art. Sim Ling Thee, 13Singapore
