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Three poems by Noushin Arefadib
Refugee Woman By Noushin Arefadib She is a refugee. She is a woman. In her country if she speaks the truth of her government’s violations of her most basic human rights, she can be imprisoned, beaten, tortured and possibly murdered. … Continue reading
Poem by Tammy Ho Lai-Ming
A Brief Meal By Tammy Ho Lai-Ming I. Today, I had an interview in Central with a man who had survived the Great Famine. When the famine began he was only ten, yet he remembered a great deal: people ate … Continue reading
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Poem in translation by Kumar Ambuj
Opposition to Solitary by Kumar Ambuj He is a pebble In the comfort of your sleep A tiny thought A word in your shining language that Makes you stutter A pothole in your way A deterrence to your fast pace … Continue reading
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Poem by Lenore Weiss
In Istanbul: Faith Has No Name By Lenore Weiss 1. Old men talking on park benches sound the same in every country, a soft humming of the same tune, witnesses to toppled governments, news of sickness, grinding bad business or … Continue reading
Four Poems by Robert Bohm
Port Washington song By Robert Bohm The crows’ ascent begins in grass at the gravestone’s edge as it flaps its wings, then in silence flies above an untrimmed hedge. A tiny Jeremiah, I sat in church with my parents and … Continue reading
Poem by El Habib Louai
I Shall not Dwell in Memoriam of Anything By El Habib Louai In such times of wretchedness as these I would rather huddle with my brothers Many unknown dear sisters I will not watch from an attic window Waiting for … Continue reading
Three Poems by Afzal Moolla
The Immigrant By Afzal Moolla Seeking solace. Seeking a home. The immigrant finds, rotten prejudice. Fungal anger. The immigrant, alone, hoping for, A solitary chance. To belong. The immigrant, alone, always, an outside entity. Eternal outcast. A viral threat. A … Continue reading
Poem by Tammy Ho Lai-Ming
Remembering Li, a Tiananmen Activist by Tammy Ho Lai-Ming Clock set forward, Bell early rung. Blinded and made deaf, impossibly hung. A sheet strangely knotted, without sound or sight. Silenced in ear shot. Disappeared in plain light. Tammy Ho Lai-Ming … Continue reading
Poem by Shivani Mutneja
I By Shivani Mutneja I have blood that guarantees submission I have eyes for revolution fingers for information and car keys for explosion. I can say it aloud if required that I have sex with both men and women I … Continue reading