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Welcome to Poetry Markaz, where we bring you not only poems but also the poets themselves.

Poet Christopher Merrill on <em>Flares</em>, a book of prose poems.
31 AUGUST, 2025 • By CHRISTOPHER MERRILL

Poet Christopher Merrill on Flares, a book of prose poems.

31 AUGUST, 2025 • By CHRISTOPHER MERRILL

Poet Christopher Merrill on Flares, a book of prose poems.

Christopher Merrill "is one of the most gifted, audacious, and accomplished poets of an extraordinary rich generation."—W. S. Merwin

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Sonnet Mondal: Three Poems

Celebrated Indian poet Sonnet Mondal presents work from his Copper Coin collection "An Afternoon in My Mind."

21 FEBRUARY, 2025 • By SONNET MONDAL

Lena Khalaf Tuffaha: Two Poems

Lena Khalaf Tuffaha won the 2024 National Book Award for her latest collection of poems, "Something About Living."

19 DECEMBER, 2024 • By LENA KHALAF TUFFAHA

Annahita Mahdavi West: Two Poems

Iranian American poet Annahita Mahdavi West presents two poems, "Exile" and "City of War" from her book "Dusty Relic."

19 DECEMBER, 2024 • By ANNAHITA MAHDAVI WEST

Darius Atefat-Peckham: Three Poems

Darius Atefat-Peckham’s debut poetry collection, "Book of Kin," follows a boy’s coming of age in the aftermath of a car accident.

19 DECEMBER, 2024 • By DARIUS ATEFAT-PECKHAM

Olivia Elias presents Three Poems

Acclaimed French-language poet of the Palestinian diaspora, Olivia Elias probe the upheavals of the 20th and 21st centuries.

24 NOVEMBER, 2024 • By OLIVIA ELIAS

Gregory Pardlo presents Two Poems

Pulitzer Prize winning poet Gregory Pardlo presents two poems from his collection "Spectral Evidence."

24 NOVEMBER, 2024 • By GREGORY PARDLO

Four poems from Modern Poetry of Pakistan

The first anthology of its kind to appear in English, "Modern Poetry of Pakistan" brings together many poetic traditions indigenous to Pakistan.

15 OCTOBER, 2024 • By TMR

Waqas Khwaja—Two Poems from No One Waits for the Train

The poetry of Waqas Khwaja captures in image, narrative voice, and personal memory the terrible beauty of an innocence now lost.

15 OCTOBER, 2024 • By WAQAS KHWAJA

Rooja Mohassessy Presents 2 Poems from When Your Sky Runs Into Mine

Rooja Mohassessey presents two poems from her debut collection, "When Your Sky Runs Into Mine" from Elixir Press.

15 SEPTEMBER, 2024 • By ROOJA MOHASSESSY
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