Life By Morteza Miraftabi Translated from Persian by: Mahnaz Badihian Every morning I wake up With death next to me Or in the middle of night Death is in a window ,a mirror Or a doorway shoulder to Shoulder with me watches last night’s rain Life by Morteza Miraftabi was […]
The Poet’s Biography Sub: The biography of Nadia Anjoman, the respected poet of Herat-Afghanistan and a victim of family violence By: M. Shafie Noorzaei, her brother, lecturer at Herat University (edited by Ren Powell) Date: Jan 23, 2006 The biography of Nadia Anjoman, the respected poet of Herat-Afghanistan was last […]
Translated from Italian by: Cristina Contilli IN THE NIGHT Our bodies are melted in the night; the dreams blend Giuseppina Ranalli – poem and biography was last modified: November 1st, 2006 by mahnaz badihian
My Heart Carries No Shield My heart was forged in the fires created between two lovers It grew and palpitated with desire through my childhood and was nurtured by the gardens of my parents. Today it pumps life through these young veins Bringing sustenance and happiness to every cell and […]
I picked I picked I picked the warm vapors of the Autumn in a sky veiled of tenderness. 3 poems by: Ines Scarparolo was last modified: October 24th, 2006 by mahnaz badihian
Cristina Contilli Dialogo della notte / Night Dialogue Translated by Olivia Bisegna Maher In the afterword to the collection of lines that make up the short poem called “Night dialogue”, the author Cristina Contilli explicitly states that her poetry is dedicated to love relationships that struggle to survive. Cristina Contilli- […]
Brother Iran Brother Iran, I feel your pain. I feel it as when the Turk fled Spain. Mike Burch was last modified: October 18th, 2006 by mahnaz badihian
Today I can write My happiest poem And I can enjoy birds happy chirps Seed by seed Even in this world which is A Small sad planet Today every strand of my hair Is wrapped in a poem And the light Flashing in my eyes Brightens my hands Even in […]
Scent of wet earth : Poems by Cristina Contilli translated by Olivia Bisegna Maher SCENT OF WET EARTH My poems, translated in English have the same scent as wet earth in Autumn after the rain. a scent that wafts through my imagination along with the memories of those mornings when, […]
Betting on Hope translated by: Anthony Robbins Betting on Hope 04-08-06 Not to hide away on a happy island Refusing to take notice of the terror That all around is multiplied and floods the world. In four weeks’ time, united together Palestinians and Israeli Jews poems by Oretta was last […]