Poetry Markaz

Hafez, Iran’s Revered Poet, trans. Erfan Mojib & Gary Gach

Hafez, Iran’s Revered Poet, trans. Erfan Mojib & Gary Gach

Translators Erfan Mojib and Gary Gach present poetry from Hafez, Iran's celebrated 14th century Persian lyric poet.

15 JULY 2024 • By Erfan Mojib
Three Poems by Somaia Ramish

Three Poems by Somaia Ramish

Somaia Ramish's poems, originally in Persian, decry violence against women, underage or forced marriage, poverty and the impact...

12 JUNE 2024 • By Somaia Ramish
Two Poems by Michael Waters

Two Poems by Michael Waters

Poet Michael Water's work is "novelistic in depth and reach, elegiac in its embrace of the living and...

12 JUNE 2024 • By Michael Waters
Sahar Muradi presents two poems from OCTOBERS

Sahar Muradi presents two poems from OCTOBERS

Heartbreak and echoes, as a poet recalls the US invasion and occupation of her native Afghanistan, the death...

8 MAY 2024 • By Sahar Muradi
Moheb Soliman presents two poems from HOMES

Moheb Soliman presents two poems from HOMES

Far from his first country, a poet maps the shoreline of the Great Lakes from the rocky North...

8 MAY 2024 • By Moheb Soliman
Two Poems from Ladan Osman

Two Poems from Ladan Osman

Somali American poet Ladan Osman presents poems "The Sea Fell on My House" and "Landscape Genocide."

2 APRIL 2024 • By Ladan Osman
Two Poems from Alina Stefanescu

Two Poems from Alina Stefanescu

Romanian American poet Alina Stefanescu presents her poems "Playing Possum" and "My Polish Child."

2 APRIL 2024 • By Alina Stefanescu
Two Poems from Maram Al-Masri

Two Poems from Maram Al-Masri

Syrian poet in Paris presents two poems in Hélène Cardona's translation from the French from "The Abduction."

3 MARCH 2024 • By Maram Al-Masri
Two Poems from Omar Sakr

Two Poems from Omar Sakr

Omar Sakr presents his thoughts along with two poems from his collection, "The Lost Arabs."

3 MARCH 2024 • By Omar Sakr
“The Scent Censes” & “Elegy With Precious Oil” by Majda Gama

“The Scent Censes” & “Elegy With Precious Oil” by Majda Gama

Majda Gama shares with Poetry Markaz two poems from her award-winning book "The Call of Paradise."

4 FEBRUARY 2024 • By Majda Gama
“WE” and “4978 and One Nights” by Ghayath Almadhoun

“WE” and “4978 and One Nights” by Ghayath Almadhoun

A Syrian and Swedish poet of Palestinian heritage, Ghayath Almadhoun lives between Stockhold and Berlin.

4 FEBRUARY 2024 • By Ghayath Al Madhoun
Brian Turner: 3 Poems From Three New Books

Brian Turner: 3 Poems From Three New Books

After fighting in Iraq, and publishing "Here, Bullet," Brian Turner committed his life to poetry, and has a...

14 JANUARY 2024 • By Brian Turner
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