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Four poems from Modern Poetry of Pakistan

Four poems from Modern Poetry of Pakistan

The first anthology of its kind to appear in English, "Modern Poetry of Pakistan" brings together many poetic...

15 OCTOBER 2024 • By TMR
Waqas Khwaja—Two Poems from No One Waits for the Train

Waqas Khwaja—Two Poems from No One Waits for the Train

The poetry of Waqas Khwaja captures in image, narrative voice, and personal memory the terrible beauty of an...

15 OCTOBER 2024 • By Waqas Khwaja
Poems by Nasser Rabah, Amanee Izhaq and Mai Al-Nakib

Poems by Nasser Rabah, Amanee Izhaq and Mai Al-Nakib

Three poets pay tribute to the struggle in Gaza, the West Bank and the world over for Palestinian...

4 OCTOBER 2024 • By Nasser Rabah
Rooja Mohassessy Presents 2 Poems from When Your Sky Runs Into Mine

Rooja Mohassessy Presents 2 Poems from When Your Sky Runs Into Mine

Rooja Mohassessey presents two poems from her debut collection, "When Your Sky Runs Into Mine" from Elixir Press.

15 SEPTEMBER 2024 • By Rooja Mohassessy
Kimiko Hahn Shares Two Poems from The Ghost Forest

Kimiko Hahn Shares Two Poems from The Ghost Forest

Kimiko Hahn presents two poems from her forthcoming collection, "The Ghost Forest: New and Selected Poems" from W.W....

15 SEPTEMBER 2024 • By Kimiko Hahn
Birth in a Poem: Maram Al-Masri’s The Abduction

Birth in a Poem: Maram Al-Masri’s The Abduction

When a mother loses her child she can become inconsolable, living a desolate life, as she works for...

23 AUGUST 2024 • By Eman Quotah
Two Poems from Saba Keramati

Two Poems from Saba Keramati

Poet Saba Keramati explores multiraciality and exile alongside her uniquely American origin as the only child of political...

18 AUGUST 2024 • By Saba Keramati
Two Poems by Alexandra Lytton Regalado

Two Poems by Alexandra Lytton Regalado

Salvadoran poet Alexandra Lytton Regalado presents two poems from her latest collection, "Relinquenda," a National Poetry Series winner.

18 AUGUST 2024 • By Alexandra Lytton Regalado
Sahar Rabah—Two Poems From Gaza

Sahar Rabah—Two Poems From Gaza

A young poet and graduate of a Gaza university that is in ruins, Sahar Rabah looks forward to...

16 AUGUST 2024 • By Sahar Rabah
SPECIAL KURDISH ISSUE: From Kurmanji to English, an Introduction to Selim Temo

SPECIAL KURDISH ISSUE: From Kurmanji to English, an Introduction to Selim Temo

To celebrate the forthcoming publication of Selim Temo's "Nightlands," we present an introductory essay and two poems from...

9 AUGUST 2024 • By Zêdan Xelef
Woe to the Conquered: Selim Temo’s Nightlands

Woe to the Conquered: Selim Temo’s Nightlands

Kurdish poetry abounds but rarely appears in English. Jordan Elgrably reviews a bilingual English-Kurdish edition of Selim Temo's...

9 AUGUST 2024 • By Jordan Elgrably
Poet Hedy Habra

Poet Hedy Habra

Hedy Habra presents two poems from her fourth collection, "Or Did You Ever See the Other Side?"

15 JULY 2024 • By Hedy Habra
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