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.
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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.
Dunya Mikhail Knows Her Poetry Will Not Save You
Dunya Mikhail is a UNESCO Sharjah Prize for Arab Culture laureate who has also won a UN Human Rights Award for Freedom of Writing.
Poet Mihaela Moscaliuc—a “Permanent Immigrant”
Immigrant poet Mihaela Muscaliuc has wandered half her life, far afield from her native Romania, and is always in motion.
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.
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."
“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.