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Poetry

15 November, 2022 • TMR, Sholeh Wolpé

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.

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16 October, 2022 • Tony Barnstone, Bilal Shaw

Faces Hidden in the Dust by Ghalib—Two Ghazals

Tony Barnstone and Bilal Shaw present their book of Ghabib ghazals, translated from the Urdu.

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15 October, 2022 • Sholeh Wolpé

The Heroine Forugh Farrokhzad—”Only Voice Remains”

The ultimate heroine of Iranian poetry, a poet of great audacity and extraordinary talent, is Forugh Farrokhzad.

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15 October, 2022 • Becky Thompson

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.

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15 October, 2022 • Pádraig O. Tuama

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."

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15 October, 2022 • Sholeh Wolpé

“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.

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1 August, 2022 • Farah Abdessamad

Poem for Tunisia: “Court of Nothing”

Farah Abdessamad responds to Tunisia's July 25 constitutional referendum with a poem for her country.

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25 July, 2022 • Mara Ahmed

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.

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4 July, 2022 • Eman Quotah

Poems of Palestinian Motherhood, Loss, Desire and Hope

Eman Quotah reviews the new poetry collection from Palestinian poet Maya Abu-Alhayyat, translated by Fady Joudah.

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20 June, 2022 • Eman Quotah

A Poet and Librarian Catalogs Life in Gaza

Eman Quotah reviews "Things You May Find Hidden in My Ear: Poems from Gaza" — the debut poetry collection of Mosab Abu Toha.

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15 May, 2022 • Asmaa Azaizeh

Three Poems from Asmaa Azaizeh

Haifa-based poet Asmaa Azaizeh explores personal themes of family, language and memory.

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11 April, 2022 • Deborah Kapchan

Zajal — the Darija Poets of Morocco

Author and Darija translator Deborah Kapchan recalls her friendship with two of Morocco's greatest contemporary poets.

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15 March, 2022 • Nouri Al-Jarrah

Three Poems of Love and Desire by Nouri Al-Jarrah

Three poems of love and desire, composed in Beirut during the darkest days of the civil war, and war within war, by exiled Syrian poet Nouri al-Jarrah.

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15 March, 2022 • Haleh Liza Gafori

Three Love Poems by Rumi, Translated by Haleh Liza Gafori

Iranian American poet and translator Haleh Liza Gafori presents a new volume of Rumi translations in "GOLD" published by NYRB Classics.

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15 February, 2022 • Sophia Armen

Two Poems by Sophia Armen

L.A. Armenian poet and activist Sophia Armen is an American original.

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