Poetry

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Apr 06, 2026

249. Drink to me only with thine eyes

If you browse through any collection of love poems, you will certainly find Benjamin Jonson

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Apr 05, 2026

248. This is how I cook my grief

Today, once again, presenting Batool Abu Akleen, the Palestinian poet.

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Apr 04, 2026

247. Send the word over there that the Yanks are coming 

The war song "Over There," written by George M. Cohan, gained popularity among the U.S. military and...

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Apr 03, 2026

246. our freedom belongs in our own hands

Iranian singers are quite active lately. Yesterday, I watched many music videos while channel surfin...

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Apr 02, 2026

245. We lived happily during the war

Poet Ilya Kaminsky was born in Odessa, a city in the former Soviet Union. His family sought asylum i...

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Apr 01, 2026

244. Never give all the heart, for love 

William Butler Yeats is one of the greatest poets of the 20th century.

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Mar 31, 2026

243. May it strike your soul

Batool Abu Akleen is a poet and translator from Gaza, Palestine.

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Mar 30, 2026

242. when they cut you, I bleed

A reader introduced me to poet Dr. Kamand Kojouri, who is an Assistant Professor of English at the A...

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Mar 29, 2026

241. Singing through the bloody mist

“Streets of Minneapolis” is a song released by Bruce Springsteen as a response to President Trump’s...

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Mar 28, 2026

240. Iran, O my gorgeous paradise 

Iranian authorities have just released a patriotic song amid the ongoing war to boost the morale of...

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Mar 27, 2026

239. How many times I could have died

I bought 'Letters From Gaza,' edited by Mohammed Al-Zaqqzooq and Mahmoud Alshaer,

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Mar 26, 2026

238. when the gun shots didn't arouse the neighbors

If you ever have time, watch Charles Bukowski's poem “Hell is a Lonely Place”

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