The Immortals of Tehran by Ali Araghi is the saga of Ahmad and his family from village life in Iran to life in Tehran, as …
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Poem by Mike Wilson, photo by Jevardh (Unsplash) A gigan is an invented form. Invented forms have become fashionable in poetry. The gigan was invented …
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Haiku/Senryu by Mike Wilson, photo by Ryan Park (Unsplash)
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Homie is a collection of poems by Danez Smith, a Black, Queer writer and performer, who was a finalist for the National Book Award. Smith’s …
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A poem of mine recently published in El Portal
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the story and the characters make this trgic tale a satisfying read
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Book Review – Afterlife, by Julia Alvarez
a plate is shattered and then glued back together, a fitting metaphor for Antonia’s struggle
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