Category: Hand Picked
The best way to silence demons
Posted by Talia Mirza | Jun 20, 2019 | Hand Picked, Poetry | 0
I AM AFRAID by Uğur Olgar
by admin | Jul 24, 2026 | Hand Picked, Poetry | 0
And I am so devoted to you, sun that every evening, when the sky goddess takes you to her...
Read MoreTHE WIND IS TIRED by Uğur Olgar
by admin | Jul 18, 2026 | Hand Picked, Poetry | 0
The wind is tired; let it rest the repertoire of morning birds on the eucalyptus branches Let the...
Read MoreSeven Thousand by Ayesha Siddiqua
by admin | Jul 14, 2026 | Hand Picked, Poetry | 0
I want you in every season of me, at each height, at every breaking. You are my quiet, the one who...
Read MoreOrdinary Afternoons by Umer Ali
by admin | Jul 4, 2026 | Hand Picked, Poetry | 0
Sitting in the back, I see sunlight shining on the scratches of old desks. And the clock above...
Read MoreCurrent Reads: Fatima Ijaz, Furqan Ali, Taha Kehar, Muhammad Ali Samejo
by admin | Jun 29, 2026 | Blog, Hand Picked | 0
Muhammad Ali Samejo (Author of The Special) ‘My recent read is ‘Wolf...
Read MoreTo Resound by Matt Zambito
by admin | Jun 27, 2026 | Hand Picked, Poetry | 0
—to proclaim out beyond even the Cosmos as if sending the messages wind-blown off a brain’s...
Read MoreThe Post Office Window by Hugo Javier Freitas
by admin | Jun 24, 2026 | Blog, Hand Picked | 0
She had the letter ready since before dawn. She had written it in a trembling hand,...
Read MoreWoven from memory by Hibah Shabkhez
by admin | Jun 20, 2026 | Hand Picked, Poetry | 0
As I pack, absurd regrets vie for room With checklists in my brain. The marmalade And butter...
Read MoreCourting disaster by Bart Edelman
by admin | Jun 11, 2026 | Hand Picked, Poetry | 0
Courting disaster for months, But find it almost tolerable, As long as I remain steady, Taking...
Read MoreThe Prince by Ma Yongbo
by admin | May 28, 2026 | Hand Picked, Poetry | 0
Let us talk about other things instead such as the prince in black straying amid...
Read MoreThe Last Light We Kept by Sohyal Zafar
by admin | May 1, 2026 | Blog, Hand Picked | 0
The television flickered in the dark, its pale light the only thing holding the room together....
Read MoreThe Trespasser by Eashum Rehman
by admin | Apr 20, 2026 | Hand Picked, Poetry | 0
My foot lingers over the threshold– My flickering heartbeat Pausing at the entrance...
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