Sudeep Sen
TMR presents one of India’s most prized poets with four poems from his latest, "Red."
Poetry
An Island Without a Sea: Bahrain Odyssey
UK-based poet and editor of Between Two Islands, Ali Al-Jamri takes us on a Bahrain journey.
Three Poems by Mona Kareem
Mona Kareem presents three poems from her new collection, I Will Not Fold These Maps, translated by Sara Elkamel.
Three Poems by Elena Karina Byrne
The poet presents three poems from her fifth collection, If This Makes You Nervous.
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.
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.
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.
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."