$!*# Hole Countries

This collection of poetry began as a response to Trump's tweets against Pakistan as well as his remarks against El Salvador, Haiti, and Africa. Instead of an angry response, I aimed to create tiny meditations on the lovely parts of the places I have been. Initially, I wrote the poems in pairs, one for Pakistan and one for El Salvador. Later, I added poems from a visit to Kenya. In this collection, I also added previous poems about my childhood in El Salvador. When I wrote these poems, I tried to find and replace the obscenity with "love." I hope that you will, too.