Iranian American poet Annahita Mahdavi West presents two poems, "Exile" and "City of War" from her book "Dusty...
19 DECEMBER 2024 • By Annahita Mahdavi West
Darius Atefat-Peckham’s debut poetry collection, "Book of Kin," follows a boy’s coming of age in the aftermath of...
19 DECEMBER 2024 • By Darius Atefat-Peckham
In this excerpt from Badar Salem's "Deserted as a Crowded Room," Majdal falls in love with a West...
16 AUGUST 2024 • By Badar Salem
Lord Byron, a theatrical poet, created the concept of celebrity and, with his poetry, brought the Ottoman world...
7 JUNE 2024 • By William Gourlay
Heartbreak and echoes, as a poet recalls the US invasion and occupation of her native Afghanistan, the death...
8 MAY 2024 • By Sahar Muradi
Youssef Rakha revisits his fascination with Sargon Boulos who managed to live out poetic Arabness in exile as...
3 MAY 2024 • By Youssef Rakha
Sean Casey on a rather unusual and remarkable debut from Arthur Kayzakian that melds poetry, prose and correspondence.
4 FEBRUARY 2024 • By Sean Casey
Emotions of modern romance are found in Alaa Hasanin’s "The Love That Doubles Loneliness," translated from Arabic by...
4 FEBRUARY 2024 • By Alaa Hassanien
In this short story by Maryam Mahjoba, a teacher from Japan travels to Afghanistan to teach at a...
3 DECEMBER 2023 • By Maryam Mahjoba
Hanan Eshaq is a young multimedia artist and poet from Yemen.
3 DECEMBER 2023 • By Hanan Eshaq
Poetry Markaz presents Albanian poet Luljeta Lleshanaku with two poems from her latest book of poetry available in...
11 OCTOBER 2023 • By Luljeta Lleshanaku
Salar Abdoh reports from Tehran on the beauty and complexity of Iranian literature that thrives despite warring factions.
1 OCTOBER 2023 • By Salar Abdoh
