Josh Yarden

Feb 20, 2024 | sapiens.org | Mariana Cabral |Bridget Alex |Whitney Duncan |Josh Yarden

Sitting on a log, in the ever-present shadow of the Amazon forest, Roseno Wajãpi and I shared pieces of cassava bread and chunks of smoked fish. He told me about the beginning of time. Earth’s crust was recent, still in formation. Stones weren’t yet solid. Creator Hero Janejarã hiked between villages and sat down to rest at some spots. The rocks hardened, preserving both his footsteps and the imprint of his buttocks.

Feb 19, 2024 | sapiens.org | Whitney Duncan |Christine Weeber |Josh Yarden |Michael Haslam

Don’t miss out on anthropology’s insights about our world. A poet-anthropologist who has been an expert witness in asylum proceedings for Mexican nationals resists dehumanizing legal and political language to make space for the humanity of asylum-seekers.

Feb 12, 2024 | sapiens.org | Josh Yarden

Get weekly insights about our world through anthropology. A poet-anthropologist in Israel looks to his students and their surroundings, calling for “seekers of peace” to create lifelines across social and geopolitical divides. “Between the Lines” is part of the collection Poems of Witness and Possibility: Inside Zones of Conflict. Read the introduction to the collection here.