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Category: Poetry

2 May, 2023 • 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 Elkamel.

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2 May, 2023 • Elena Karina Byrne

Three Poems by Elena Karina Byrne

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

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5 March, 2023 • Farnaz Fatemi

Poet Farnaz Fatemi

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

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5 March, 2023 • Erik Lindner

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 for Poetry.

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15 December, 2022 • Nazanin Malekan

Music for Tomorrow: Iranians Yearn for Freedom

Nazanin Malekan vibes with the women's revolution in Iran via her love for music and poetry, both Persian and western.

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15 December, 2022 • 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.

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15 December, 2022 • Tishani Doshi

Three Poems by Tishani Doshi

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

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15 November, 2022 • TMR, Sholeh Wolpé

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 by Kaveh Bassiri.

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15 November, 2022 • TMR, Sholeh Wolpé

Two Poems from Quebec’s Nicole Brossard

Our poetry editor, Sholeh Wolpé, has selected two poems from the new collection from one of Canada's most lauded poets.

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16 October, 2022 • Tony Barnstone, Bilal Shaw

Faces Hidden in the Dust by Ghalib—Two Ghazals

Tony Barnstone and Bilal Shaw present their book of Ghabib ghazals, translated from the Urdu.

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15 October, 2022 • Sholeh Wolpé

The Heroine Forugh Farrokhzad—”Only Voice Remains”

The ultimate heroine of Iranian poetry, a poet of great audacity and extraordinary talent, is Forugh Farrokhzad.

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15 October, 2022 • Becky Thompson

We Say Salt from To Speak in Salt

Poet Becky Thompson talks about her new collection of poems devoted to the migrant crisis and the struggle to find home.

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