Poems from Ashas Ree
Shaw Brandes
A Note from the Writer
This entire project is fan fiction / fan poetry inspired by Star Wars, especially the animated series Star Wars Resistance, and most especially an episode titled “The Relic Raiders” (season 2, episode 7). It introduced me to the planet of Ashas Ree, and the outpost and temples that feature in my poems (which are meant to be written more than 30 years before the episode takes place, mostly in 2-3 ABY). I definitely recommend watching it if you want a better sense of the world and its butterfly-like Parvinoths. The location reminded me of the Archaeological Site of Xel-Há in the Riviera Maya of Mexico, a gorgeous and quiet spot with Mayan ruins surrounded by trees (pictured below).
Did you know that Star Wars Resistance has the franchise’s first openly gay couple to be seen onscreen, Flix and Orka? And that Christopher Sean, voice of Kazuda Xiono, is the first Asian American actor to play a leading role in Star Wars? I think that Star Wars Resistance is highly underrated, so I borrowed other elements from the series to show it some extra love. The droid model I use for D-14L was introduced in Star Wars Resistance, as was the Voorpak and Kowakian Ape-Lizard. And my poem The Dream is based on the Star Wars Resistance character Eila.
I’ve been having a lot of fun with this, and plan to continue creating new Star Wars poetry that reveals more about the characters and world. Poems from Ashas Ree will never get published and might never be performed on stage. It’s one of those rare projects that has no real end goal. I just really love Star Wars and wanted to work on this for myself. But I’m also very happy to share it with anyone who might be interested!
This website has no affiliation with Lucasfilm Ltd. I will receive no monetary gain from this project, and I acknowledge that the following concepts and names are the exclusive property of Lucasfilm Ltd.: Ashas Ree, Bith, Blue Honeycup Tea, Cadomai Prime, Caf, Canto Bight, Cassius Tea, Chadra-Fan, Death Star, Dosh, Droid, the Empire, Endor, the Force, Gran, Gungan, Gungan Stew, Hubbard Pie, Huloon, Jedi, Karlini Tea, Kowakian Ape-Lizard, Lurmen, Mandalore, Naboo, Nexu, Nuna, Otoh Gunga, Outer Rim, Parvinoth, Peasle, Rodian, Silverio Tea, Sith, Sith Lord, Snivvian, Temple of the Force, Theed, Trandoshan, Voorpak, Zeltron. If you want more information about any of these, they are searchable on Wookieepedia or StarWars dot com.
Some of the illustrations on this site are based on designs that are also the exclusive property of Lucasfilm Ltd. This includes the Parvinoths and D-14L's droid model (both original designs by Colas Gauthier), plus the Voorpak species, Trandoshan species, Ankura Gungan species, Death Star, Temple of the Force, Snake/Fish emblem, and some architectural elements of the Ashas Ree trading outpost.
The characters are my own, along with everything related to the Orpellu and Root Toad.
Huge thanks to Jeff Powers Illustration for his three incredible images!
1. Gorvokk and Shaw with a pair of Orpellu
2. D-14L and Bark outside the Temple of the Force
3. Camby (an Ankura Gungan) with Parvinoths
And be sure to check out Mike Diakuw's awesome rendition of Ashas Tea (My Mother's Tea Stall), video below! Thank you, Mike!
Thanks for reading, and I hope you’re enjoying my Star Wars poetry so far!!
Ryan J. Bradshaw