{"id":34481,"date":"2024-09-15T11:48:49","date_gmt":"2024-09-15T09:48:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldmarkaz\/?p=34481"},"modified":"2025-09-10T12:09:35","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T10:09:35","slug":"rooja-mohassessy-presents-2-poems-from-when-your-sky-runs-into-mine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldmarkaz\/rooja-mohassessy-presents-2-poems-from-when-your-sky-runs-into-mine\/","title":{"rendered":"Rooja Mohassessy Presents 2 Poems from <em>When Your Sky Runs Into Mine<\/em>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>When Your Sky Runs Into Mine<\/em> is the winner of the 22nd Annual Elixir Press Poetry Award.\u00a0 Notes Shara McCallum, \u201cRooja Mohassessy&#8217;s debut collection belies any notion of a first book. It is a work of expansive vision and formal achievement, sounding an assured and unforgettable voice in poetry. Ekphrasis is at the core of Mohassessy&#8217;s poetics, resplendent in her responses to works of visual art and in the richly textured images she creates with intricate diction and syntax.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Rooja Mohassessy<\/h4>\n<p><div class=\"ose-vimeo ose-uid-c8150533039c82e90c765990eddfb71b ose-embedpress-responsive\" style=\"width:600px; height:550px; max-height:550px; max-width:100%; display:inline-block;\" data-embed-type=\"Vimeo\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowFullScreen=\"true\" title=\"Poet Rooja Mohassessy Shares Two Poems with Poetry Markaz\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1009572274?dnt=0&amp;app_id=122963&title=0&color=00ADEF&byline=0&portrait=0&autoplay=0&loop=0&autopause=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"550\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"encrypted-media;accelerometer;autoplay;clipboard-write;gyroscope;picture-in-picture fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_34484\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-34484\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-34484\" src=\"https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldmarkaz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Bahman-Mohassess.-Untitled-2010.-Assemblage.jpg\" alt=\"This red collage is the inspiration for &quot;Spared&quot;: Bahman Mohassess. Untitled, 2010. Assemblage.\" width=\"700\" height=\"542\" srcset=\"https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldmarkaz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Bahman-Mohassess.-Untitled-2010.-Assemblage.jpg 900w, https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldmarkaz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Bahman-Mohassess.-Untitled-2010.-Assemblage-600x465.jpg 600w, https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldmarkaz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Bahman-Mohassess.-Untitled-2010.-Assemblage-300x232.jpg 300w, https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldmarkaz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Bahman-Mohassess.-Untitled-2010.-Assemblage-768x595.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-34484\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This red collage is the inspiration for &#8220;Spared&#8221;: Bahman Mohassess. Untitled, 2010. Assemblage.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<hr \/>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-34486\" src=\"https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldmarkaz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Spared-1-Rooja-Mohassessy-503x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"503\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldmarkaz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Spared-1-Rooja-Mohassessy-503x1024.jpg 503w, https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldmarkaz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Spared-1-Rooja-Mohassessy-600x1223.jpg 600w, https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldmarkaz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Spared-1-Rooja-Mohassessy-147x300.jpg 147w, https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldmarkaz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Spared-1-Rooja-Mohassessy-768x1565.jpg 768w, https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldmarkaz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Spared-1-Rooja-Mohassessy-754x1536.jpg 754w, https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldmarkaz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Spared-1-Rooja-Mohassessy.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 503px) 100vw, 503px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-34487 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldmarkaz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Spared-2-Mohassessey.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"537\" height=\"680\" srcset=\"https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldmarkaz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Spared-2-Mohassessey.jpg 800w, https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldmarkaz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Spared-2-Mohassessey-600x760.jpg 600w, https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldmarkaz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Spared-2-Mohassessey-237x300.jpg 237w, https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldmarkaz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Spared-2-Mohassessey-768x972.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 537px) 100vw, 537px\" \/><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_34485\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-34485\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-34485\" src=\"https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldmarkaz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Immigrant-Envy-by-Bahman-Mohassess.-Danae-1978.-Oil-on-Canvas.jpg\" alt=\"Bahman Mohassess. Dana\u00eb, 1978. Oil on Canvas.\" width=\"700\" height=\"469\" srcset=\"https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldmarkaz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Immigrant-Envy-by-Bahman-Mohassess.-Danae-1978.-Oil-on-Canvas.jpg 900w, https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldmarkaz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Immigrant-Envy-by-Bahman-Mohassess.-Danae-1978.-Oil-on-Canvas-600x402.jpg 600w, https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldmarkaz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Immigrant-Envy-by-Bahman-Mohassess.-Danae-1978.-Oil-on-Canvas-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldmarkaz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Immigrant-Envy-by-Bahman-Mohassess.-Danae-1978.-Oil-on-Canvas-768x515.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-34485\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bahman Mohassess. Dana\u00eb, 1978. Oil on Canvas.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<hr \/>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-34488\" src=\"https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldmarkaz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Immigrant-1-Mohassessy-658x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"658\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldmarkaz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Immigrant-1-Mohassessy-658x1024.jpg 658w, https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldmarkaz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Immigrant-1-Mohassessy-600x934.jpg 600w, https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldmarkaz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Immigrant-1-Mohassessy-193x300.jpg 193w, https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldmarkaz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Immigrant-1-Mohassessy-768x1195.jpg 768w, https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldmarkaz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Immigrant-1-Mohassessy.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 658px) 100vw, 658px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-34489 \" 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