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The Contemporary Literary Scene in Iran

The Contemporary Literary Scene in Iran

Salar Abdoh reports from Tehran on the beauty and complexity of Iranian literature that thrives despite warring factions.

1 OCTOBER 2023 • By Salar Abdoh
Andal—Three Poems Translated by Ravi Shankar

Andal—Three Poems Translated by Ravi Shankar

Devotional poems in Tamil by Andal, a poet as beloved in India as Rumi is around the world.

12 SEPTEMBER 2023 • By Ravi Shankar
Allen C. Jones—Two Poems from Son of a Cult

Allen C. Jones—Two Poems from Son of a Cult

A child grows up in a Northern California cult — a close-knit community of 400 people who seek...

12 SEPTEMBER 2023 • By Allen C Jones
Two Poems, Practicing Absence & At the Airport—Sholeh Wolpé

Two Poems, Practicing Absence & At the Airport—Sholeh Wolpé

In her memoir in verse, a poet recounts a day in the life at the cemetery, and a...

3 SEPTEMBER 2023 • By Sholeh Wolpé
Three Poems from Pantea Amin Tofangchi’s Glazed With War

Three Poems from Pantea Amin Tofangchi’s Glazed With War

Pantea Amin Tofangchi grew up in poetry, war, death, conflict, beauty, hatred, love, and censorship all at the...

3 AUGUST 2023 • By Pantea Amin Tofangchi
Three Poems from Annie Finch’s Earth Days

Three Poems from Annie Finch’s Earth Days

Annie Finch’s poetry is a pure tone that calls us home to the first impulse of poetry. We...

3 AUGUST 2023 • By Annie Finch
Joyce Mansour

Joyce Mansour

Syrian Jewish, Egyptian and French, Joyce Mansour was a profilic poet and Surrealist.

4 JULY 2023 • By Joyce Mansour
Sudeep Sen

Sudeep Sen

TMR presents one of India’s most prized poets with four poems from his latest, "Red."

4 JULY 2023 • By Sudeep Sen
An Island Without a Sea: Bahrain Odyssey

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.

4 JUNE 2023 • By Ali Al-Jamri
Three Poems by 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...

2 MAY 2023 • By Mona Kareem
Three Poems by Elena Karina Byrne

Three Poems by Elena Karina Byrne

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

2 MAY 2023 • By Elena Karina Byrne
Poet Farnaz Fatemi

Poet Farnaz Fatemi

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

5 MARCH 2023 • By Farnaz Fatemi
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