Short story: Clean, Cleaner, Cleanest by Sherman Alexie, from the New Yorker, June 2017. Highly Recommended.
Poem: At the Vietnam Center and Archive by Hai-Dang Phan, listened to on the Poetry Now podcast, from May 2017. Highly Recommended.
Essay: Admonition Scroll, listened to on the BBC’s A History of the World in 100 Objects, from May 2010. Highly Recommended.