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

“How to Erase an Armenian Accent in Junior High”
27 FEBRUARY 2026 • By SHAHé MANKERIAN

“How to Erase an Armenian Accent in Junior High”

27 FEBRUARY 2026 • By SHAHé MANKERIAN

“How to Erase an Armenian Accent in Junior High”

In anticipation of TMR 58 • MOTHER TONGUE, this new poem explores the painful self-silencing of a language.

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Shira Wolfe on Jugoslovenska Kinoteka

Shira Wolfe's cinematic poetry reads like scenes from a movie, describing a period of her life spent in Belgrade...

1 NOVEMBER 2025 • By SHIRA WOLFE

Adedayo Agarau presents The Years of Blood

In "The Years of Blood" a Nigerian poet grapples with the violence of a nation struggling to find peace amid frequent bloodshed.

1 NOVEMBER 2025 • By ADEDAYO AGARAU

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

31 AUGUST 2025 • By CHRISTOPHER MERRILL

Mai Serhan on the poems in CAIRO: the undelivered letters

Mai Serhan is a Palestinian-Egyptian poet, writer, editor and translator. She is the author of, CAIRO: the undelivered letters and other titles.

31 AUGUST 2025 • By MAI SERHAN

Pramila Venkateswaran presents Two Poems

A poet and sage voice in international literature, Pramila Venkateswaran straddles two worlds, bringing together South Asia and America.

4 JULY 2025 • By PRAMILA VENKATESWARAN

Nasser Rabah on Poetry and Gaza

Gaza's senior poet Nasser Rabah presents two poems from his first collected works in English, new from City Lights.

4 JULY 2025 • By NASSER RABAH

Jawdat Fakreddine Presents Three Poems

A major name in Arabic poetry, Jawdat Fakhreddine establishes a revolutionary dialogue between international, modernist values and the Arabic tradition.

20 MAY 2025 • By JAWDAT FAKHREDDINE

Judith Kiros Presents Two Poems from O

The work of Judith Kiros is "boundary-pushing poetry rich with references, as intellectual as it is playful."

20 MAY 2025 • By JUDITH KIROS

Three Poems by Najwan Darwish

Najwan Darwish, author of nine books of poetry, on Palestine, love and loss, from his new definitive poetry collection.

22 APRIL 2025 • By NAJWAN DARWISH
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