Sun surges through the pane of the living room window, bearing down on the white hair threaded with black, a brow with fewer lines in sleep. My father’s head tilts back, his nose pointing upward, jaw slowly dropping with the weight of the elapsing hour. His liquid body seems to seep into the sofa, ear […]
Sharon Hashimoto
Sharon Hashimoto’s first book of poetry, The Crane Wife (co-winner of the 2003 Nicholas Roerich Prize and published by Story Line Press), was reprinted by Red Hen Press. Her second poetry book, More American, won the 2021 Off the Grid Poetry Prize and the 2022 Washington State Book Award in Poetry. Her collection of short stories, Stealing Home, was published in 2024 by Grid Books.