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.
Category: Poetry
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.
Three Poems by Tishani Doshi
Madras, Indian-born poet, writer, and dancer Tishani Doshi presents three of her latest poems.
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.
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.
Faces Hidden in the Dust by Ghalib—Two Ghazals
Tony Barnstone and Bilal Shaw present their book of Ghabib ghazals, translated from the Urdu.
The Heroine Forugh Farrokhzad—”Only Voice Remains”
The ultimate heroine of Iranian poetry, a poet of great audacity and extraordinary talent, is Forugh Farrokhzad.
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.
On a Poem by Imtiaz Dharker—From Poetry Unbound
A word from Pádraig O. Tuama, poet-editor of the new anthology "Poetry Unbound, 50 Poems to Open Your World."
“I Will Write”—Homage to Ángel Guinda and Mahsa Amini
In this inaugural issue of Poetry Markaz we present the late Ángel Guinda's poem "Escribir" in honor of #Mahsa Amini.
Poem for Tunisia: “Court of Nothing”
Farah Abdessamad responds to Tunisia's July 25 constitutional referendum with a poem for her country.
Poet Faiz Ahmed Faiz’s “Dasht-e-Tanhai”—A Desert Soundscape
Multimedia artist Mara Ahmed translates and reads Pakistani poet Faiz Ahmed Faiz's Urdu classic, composed while in prison.