Poetry
294. I wish I knew what I desire
After posting yesterday's Nazm, Faiz Ahmad Faiz’s “Ek Naghma Karbala-e-Beirut Ke Liye” (A Threnody f...
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293. Beirut will exist till the end of time
Faiz Ahmad Faiz wrote a Nazm originally titled “Ek Naghma Karbala-e-Beirut Ke Liye” (A Threnody for...
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292. Life is but an empty dream!
I frequently revisit the poem “A Psalm of Life” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. The poem stirs a deep...
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291. Spilled blood is not the roots of trees
Yesterday, a friend shared a poem by Yehuda Amichai titled “Jews in the Land of Israel,” translated...
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290. the days thread together
Sharing a poem, “The Days Thread Together,” by Bulgarian poet Denna Mineva, translated by Tom Philli...
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289. I get used to loneliness
Bērziņš’s poems frequently provide close depictions of emotional moments. Only a small portion of hi...
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288. I’ll be an extinguished star in your sky
Last year, on June 8, 2025, Parnia Abbasi, a 23-year-old poet who was set to turn 24 next week, was...
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287. Life is a broken-winged bird
Sharing a very thought-provoking poem by Langston Hughes titled “Dreams” -
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286. my lover’s eyes are blue
Pat Parker was a Black lesbian poet known for her empowering and transformative poems.
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285. and all the world drops dead
Sharing Sylvia Plath’s poem, “Mad Girl’s Love Song” -
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284. But I am not an evil person
I received this poem from a reader yesterday, along with a lengthy note. She writes that the poem is...
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283. The Wind will Blow Us Away
A friend has shared a poem by an Iranian poet Forugh Farrokhzad, translated by Sholeh Wolpé.
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