A Bicentennial Remembrance of Lord Byron, Among Greeks & Turks
Lord Byron, a theatrical poet, created the concept of celebrity and, with his poetry, brought the Ottoman world to European audiences.
Lord Byron, a theatrical poet, created the concept of celebrity and, with his poetry, brought the Ottoman world to European audiences.
Heartbreak and echoes, as a poet recalls the US invasion and occupation of her native Afghanistan, the death of her father, the sudden end of a love, and the birth of her daughter.
Youssef Rakha revisits his fascination with Sargon Boulos who managed to live out poetic Arabness in exile as nobody else did.
Sean Casey on a rather unusual and remarkable debut from Arthur Kayzakian that melds poetry, prose and correspondence.
Emotions of modern romance are found in Alaa Hasanin’s "The Love That Doubles Loneliness," translated from Arabic by Salma Moustafa Khalil.
In this short story by Maryam Mahjoba, a teacher from Japan travels to Afghanistan to teach at a girl's school.
Poetry Markaz presents Albanian poet Luljeta Lleshanaku with two poems from her latest book of poetry available in English.
Salar Abdoh reports from Tehran on the beauty and complexity of Iranian literature that thrives despite warring factions.
In her memoir in verse, a poet recounts a day in the life at the cemetery, and a day in the life at the airport.
Bethlehem-born poet Ahmad Almallah describes his trials and tribulations getting published in English in the United States.
Pantea Amin Tofangchi grew up in poetry, war, death, conflict, beauty, hatred, love, and censorship all at the same time. She was eight when the Iran‑Iraq War started and in senior high when it ended. Glazed With War is her story, her life, written from her childhood’s perspective. —Mason Jar Press…
TMR presents one of India’s most prized poets with four poems from his latest, "Red."
UK-based poet and editor of Between Two Islands, Ali Al-Jamri takes us on a Bahrain journey.
Writer, editor and literary translator Zara Houshmand presents her new book of Rumi translations, Moon and Sun.