Poetry

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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Joyce Mansour

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

4 JULY, 2023 • By JOYCE MANSOUR

Sudeep Sen

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

4 JULY, 2023 • By SUDEEP SEN

Arthur Kayzakian, The Book of Redacted Paintings

Armenian Iranian immigrant poet Arthur Kayzakian presents his debut poetry collection with a video and excerpts.

4 JUNE, 2023 • By ARTHUR KAYZAKIAN

Zara Houshmand, Moon and Sun

Writer, editor and literary translator Zara Houshmand presents her new book of Rumi translations, Moon and Sun.

4 JUNE, 2023 • By ZARA HOUSHMAND

Three Poems by Mona Kareem

Mona Kareem presents three poems from her new collection, I Will Not Fold These Maps, translated by Sara Elkamel.

2 MAY, 2023 • By MONA KAREEM

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

Nathalie Karagiannis

Nathalie Karagiannis, a Greek poet and artist, shares with TMR her experimental work "The Idea of Berlin."

4 APRIL, 2023 • By NATHALIE KARAGIANNIS

Yang Lian

Chinese poet in exile Yang Lian shares with TMR his poems "Researching Evil" and "Root."

4 APRIL, 2023 • By YANG LIAN

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.

5 MARCH, 2023 • By FARNAZ FATEMI
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