Poetry

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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Faces Hidden in the Dust by Ghalib—Two Ghazals

Tony Barnstone and Bilal Shaw present their book of Ghabib ghazals, translated from the Urdu.

16 OCTOBER 2022 • By TONY BARNSTONE

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.

15 OCTOBER 2022 • By BECKY THOMPSON

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."

15 OCTOBER 2022 • By PáDRAIG O. TUAMA

“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.

15 OCTOBER 2022 • By SHOLEH WOLPé
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