A “gut punch clang” of raw and urgent detail blends with Hindu myth in ‘DTES Watching.’ A butane lighter, a shipping container, Maa Kali’s garland of skulls– all of it coalesces into a vigilant river, an underground reservoir of compassion and hope.
Pinhole Poetry
Launched at the 2025 DTES Writers Festival, DTES Watching is a chapbook rooted in the everyday rhythms of Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. Through raw imagery, land-based reflection, and mythic undertones, Pari documents the neighborhood’s shifting landscapes with tenderness and resolve.
PARI MOKRADI 