Over the past 30 years, hand grenades, tanks, fighter jets, missiles, helicopters and assault rifles have replaced traditional floral patterns in rug making and other textiles. Depicting these realities of war has helped the Afghan people to survive during times… — Henri Cole Copy Share Image
“We all came from our mothers' bellies. We all have hope in our veins. We don't want history to forget us, but the dead… — Henri Cole Copy Share Image
Over the past 30 years, hand grenades, tanks, fighter jets, missiles, helicopters and assault rifles have replaced traditional floral patterns in rug making and… — Henri Cole Copy Share Image
“Introducing the idea of beauty as a salve and of aesthetics making something difficult accessible.” — Henri Cole Copy Share Image
In French, one can say I am alone or I feel alone but nothing as baldly distressing as I am lonely. — Henri Cole Copy Share Image
“My soft voice and demeanor were useless. In a pint jar, I carried a cremated friend, like flesh scraped from a cistern.” — Henri Cole Copy Share Image
“I'm standing in the lake, forming a whirlpool with my arms, letting the force of atonement pull me into its center until I cannot… — Henri Cole Copy Share Image
In truth, I'm still slightly embarrassed to say, I am a poet. I'd rather say, I make poems. — Henri Cole Copy Share Image
