ADONIS in Translation—Kareem Abu-Zeid with Ivan Eubanks
Translator Kareem Abu-Zeid talks about the recent New Directions volume of the translated poems of Syrian maestro Adonis.
Poetry Markaz
Home: New Arabic Poems in Translation
Bilingual poems, in Arabic and English, from Iman Mersal (Egypt), Ines Abassi (Tunisia) and Ashjan Hendi (Saudi Arabia).
Albanian Poet Luljeta Lleshanaku
Poetry Markaz presents Albanian poet Luljeta Lleshanaku with two poems from her latest book of poetry available in English.
Andal—Three Poems Translated by Ravi Shankar
Devotional poems in Tamil by Andal, a poet as beloved in India as Rumi is around the world.
Allen C. Jones—Two Poems from Son of a Cult
A child grows up in a Northern California cult — a close-knit community of 400 people who seek to live an ideal, even utopian life.
Three Poems from Pantea Amin Tofangchi’s Glazed With War
Pantea Amin Tofangchi grew up in poetry, war, death, conflict, beauty, hatred, love, and censorship all at the same time. She was eight when the Iran‑Iraq War started and in… Continue reading Three Poems from Pantea Amin Tofangchi’s Glazed With War
Three Poems from Annie Finch’s Earth Days
Annie Finch’s poetry is a pure tone that calls us home to the first impulse of poetry. We link to mystery. We lift off. —Joy Harjo “Annie Finch’s… Continue reading Three Poems from Annie Finch’s Earth Days
Joyce Mansour
Syrian Jewish, Egyptian and French, Joyce Mansour was a profilic poet and Surrealist.
Sudeep Sen
TMR presents one of India’s most prized poets with four poems from his latest, "Red."
Arthur Kayzakian, The Book of Redacted Paintings
Armenian Iranian immigrant poet Arthur Kayzakian presents his debut poetry collection with a video and excerpts.
Zara Houshmand, Moon and Sun
Writer, editor and literary translator Zara Houshmand presents her new book of Rumi translations, Moon and Sun.
Three Poems by Mona Kareem
Mona Kareem presents three poems from her new collection, I Will Not Fold These Maps, translated by Sara Elkamel.
Three Poems by Elena Karina Byrne
The poet presents three poems from her fifth collection, If This Makes You Nervous.
Nathalie Karagiannis
Nathalie Karagiannis, a Greek poet and artist, shares with TMR her experimental work "The Idea of Berlin."
Yang Lian
Chinese poet in exile Yang Lian shares with TMR his poems "Researching Evil" and "Root."