Cynthia Dewi Oka

Cynthia Dewi Oka is the author of Nomad of Salt and Hard Water, Salvage, Fire Is Not a Country, and, most recently, A Tinderbox in Three Acts.

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For the Child(ren) I Cannot Carry

A poem for Sunday
- Cynthia Dewi Oka
- January 8, 2023
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First Poem After Parting
- Cynthia Dewi Oka
- April 17, 2022
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My Mother’s Pain

In my Chinese Indonesian family, massage has been the sole consistent method to work through pain, to recover our sense of choice.
- Cynthia Dewi Oka
- March 26, 2021

Sections

The Atlantic Crossword

The Print Edition

Cynthia Dewi Oka

For the Child(ren) I Cannot Carry

First Poem After Parting

My Mother’s Pain