The massive catfish thrashes
flower vase slides across table good god
wave wall breachescontainment
operators wade into
rumor drifts over official denialsinfallible
evacuateabandon
leave your petsrain on tea plants
failed to extinguish
melted through the floor
isotopeswithin twelve kilometers
tumorspolitical connections
power lossprayers
to the Goddess of the Hearth
fishing banradishes recalled
lacking back upregret that
regulationsremain calm
mothers’ milkpumped sea-water
emission unintendeddosage unknown
half-lifeloose teethquarantined
white blood cellssoft-shelled turtle
refrain from eating
not to panicspent fuel rods
hot spotspressure build uppress release
cesium discharged into the sea
deliberate ventingunplanned
explosionradius
uncertain exposureradium
authorityresigned in disgrace
damaged marrowrebuilt cooling tower
rice sproutsreactor re-start
Almond blossom offeringFinned God of Tsunamis
Algonquins Planted Salmon, Red Mountain Press
