Poetry Markaz

Zara Houshmand, Moon and Sun

Zara Houshmand, Moon and Sun

Writer, editor and literary translator Zara Houshmand presents her new book of Rumi translations, Moon and Sun.

4 JUNE 2023 • By Zara Houshmand
Three Poems by Mona Kareem

Three Poems by Mona Kareem

Mona Kareem presents three poems from her new collection, I Will Not Fold These Maps, translated by Sara...

2 MAY 2023 • By Mona Kareem
Three Poems by Elena Karina Byrne

Three Poems by Elena Karina Byrne

The poet presents three poems from her fifth collection, If This Makes You Nervous.

2 MAY 2023 • By Elena Karina Byrne
Nathalie Karagiannis

Nathalie Karagiannis

Nathalie Karagiannis, a Greek poet and artist, shares with TMR her experimental work "The Idea of Berlin."

4 APRIL 2023 • By Nathalie Karagiannis
Yang Lian

Yang Lian

Chinese poet in exile Yang Lian shares with TMR his poems "Researching Evil" and "Root."

4 APRIL 2023 • By Yang Lian
Poet Farnaz Fatemi

Poet Farnaz Fatemi

Farnaz Fatemi is an Iranian American poet in California whose book "Sister Tongue" won the 2021 Stan and...

5 MARCH 2023 • By Farnaz Fatemi
Poet Erik Lindner, Words Are the Worst

Poet Erik Lindner, Words Are the Worst

Erik Lindner is a Dutch poet whose "Words are the Worst" was shortlisted for the Derek Walcott Prize...

5 MARCH 2023 • By Erik Lindner
Dunya Mikhail Knows Her Poetry Will Not Save You

Dunya Mikhail Knows Her Poetry Will Not Save You

Dunya Mikhail is a UNESCO Sharjah Prize for Arab Culture laureate who has also won a UN Human...

5 FEBRUARY 2023 • By Dunya Mikhail
Poet Mihaela Moscaliuc—a “Permanent Immigrant”

Poet Mihaela Moscaliuc—a “Permanent Immigrant”

Immigrant poet Mihaela Muscaliuc has wandered half her life, far afield from her native Romania, and is always...

5 FEBRUARY 2023 • By Mihaela Moscaliuc
Two Poems From Desert Songs by Yahia Lababidi

Two Poems From Desert Songs by Yahia Lababidi

When he lived in Cairo, poet Yahia Lababidi would periodically head to the desert; Desert Songis the result.

15 DECEMBER 2022 • By Yahia Lababidi
Three Poems by Tishani Doshi

Three Poems by Tishani Doshi

Madras, Indian-born poet, writer, and dancer Tishani Doshi presents three of her latest poems.

15 DECEMBER 2022 • By Tishani Doshi
5 Poems & a Video—Essential Voices: Poetry of Iran and Its Diaspora

5 Poems & a Video—Essential Voices: Poetry of Iran and Its Diaspora

Poems from Iranian poets in Iran and diaspora, from a new anthology edited by Christopher Nelson and introduced...

15 NOVEMBER 2022 • By TMR
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