Two Poems by Samantha Thornhill
Samantha Thornill, an American poet of Trinidadian-Tobago origin, shares two poems from her collection, "The Animated Universe."
Samantha Thornill, an American poet of Trinidadian-Tobago origin, shares two poems from her collection, "The Animated Universe."
Poet and writer Ahmad Almallah grew up in Bethlehem and presently makes his home in Philadelphia.
Translator Kareem Abu-Zeid talks about the recent New Directions volume of the translated poems of Syrian maestro Adonis.
Bilingual poems, in Arabic and English, from Iman Mersal (Egypt), Ines Abassi (Tunisia) and Ashjan Hendi (Saudi Arabia).
Poetry Markaz presents Albanian poet Luljeta Lleshanaku with two poems from her latest book of poetry available in English.
Salar Abdoh reports from Tehran on the beauty and complexity of Iranian literature that thrives despite warring factions.
Devotional poems in Tamil by Andal, a poet as beloved in India as Rumi is around the world.
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.
In her memoir in verse, a poet recounts a day in the life at the cemetery, and a day in the life at the airport.
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
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
Syrian Jewish, Egyptian and French, Joyce Mansour was a profilic poet and Surrealist.
TMR presents one of India’s most prized poets with four poems from his latest, "Red."
UK-based poet and editor of Between Two Islands, Ali Al-Jamri takes us on a Bahrain journey.
Mona Kareem presents three poems from her new collection, I Will Not Fold These Maps, translated by Sara Elkamel.