The Poetry Stash:10March2025

If China by Stanislaw Baranczak

Today’s poem, “If China” by Stanislaw Baranczak, translated by Magnus J. Krynski is from the anthology Against Forgetting, edited by Carolyn Forché. The book is available for purchase here.

If China by Stanislaw Baranczak

Prompts:

1.	Begin with “If…”
2.	Begin with “who told you this or that would last forever?”
3.	Draft a poem that explores forced immigration.
4.	What does “home” mean to you?

5. Photo by Matt Barnard via pexels.com. Use the image as a writing prompt.

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