Sophia Naz

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Three Poems by Sophia Naz Read three poems by Sophia Naz, our six biweekly poet of the Winter 2026 issue, along with a few words about "Sun Sonata."

My poetry interrogates the precarious present in light of our colonial past
#poetry #immigrantrights #war #desi

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Sing, Slivered Tongue: An Anthology of South Asian Women’s Poetry of Trauma in English Published in South Asian Review (Ahead of Print, 2026)

Full article: Sing, Slivered Tongue: An Anthology of South Asian Women’s Poetry of Trauma in English www.tandfonline.com/eprint/SCZUG...

2020 Academy of American Poets Prize On Learning to Dissect Fetal Pigs by Renée Nicole Macklin

A poem by Renée Nicole Macklin, brutally murdered yesterday by ICE
poets.org/2020-on-lear... #abolishICE #justiceforRenée

Classic Short Fiction: al-Irani’s The Last Bullet A classic short story by Palestinian writer Mahmoud Saif al-Din al-Irani in which wealthy men in Amman tell a Palestinian waiter he should be happy.

Classic short fiction on the Nakba by Palestinian writer Mahmoud Saif al-Din al-Irani (1914-1974), tr. Amr El-Zawawy.

"The Last Bullet":
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Do join us for the debut performance of Mirrored Gestures at the Koret Auditorium, SF Public Library Sept 28 at 4pm #poetry #dance #SFPL

My poem ‘ Night Sequins’ at SWWIM x Matwaala @sepoy.bsky.social @afilreis.bsky.social

Many thanks!

Congratulations!

Bay Area folks, looking forward to seeing you on the 6th of June at #MedicineForNightmares

Thank you!

Thanks Maithreyi!

Poem-a-Day Poem-a-Day is the original and only daily digital poetry series featuring over 250 new, previousl

My poem "To Bear the Right" is the Poem of the Day on poets.org/poem-a-day @nerudap.bsky.social @maithreyikarnoor.bsky.social @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social #poets.org #poemaday #poetsrespond @rattlepoetry.bsky.social

Thank you Devi!

Spring - Words Without Borders In this witness poem, Burmese poet Nga Ba finds that repression always leads to resistance.

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Calla Lily, Spring 2025
#callalily

A review of Bark Archipelago by Shweta Rao Garg, as I leave FB I am posting these links as an introduction to new folks and a retrospective for those who know my work.

www.beltwaypoetry.com/language-a-d... #poetrybooks

Thank you Sanjeev.

Inferno, Sumi ink and watercolor. Having lost my home to wildfires in 2017 it’s especially heartbreaking and triggering to watch the immense scale of devastation in LA. I’m painting what is burned in my psyche. #lafire #climatecrisis

Today’s Featured Poem:

“Selected Poems of Malcolm de Chazal” translated by Sara Nicholson, from the First Summer Issue of Common Place.

Read here:
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Gone far too soon but an immortal maestro now. I first met him in 1994, backstage along with his father Ustad Allahrakha after their performance at the Masters of Percussion tour. What an unforgettable experience!

Zakir Hussain “The 2022 Kyoto Prize Commemorative Lecture and Performance in Arts and Philosophy” YouTube video by Kyoto Prize

Adieu Ustad Zakir Hussain, a huge and unfathomable loss for the world of music.

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Shweta Rao Garg reviews Bark Archipelago

So great to see you here! I just joined too!