Two Afghan Poets: Shakila Azizzada and Mohammad Bagher Kolahi Ahari
16th January
Two poets from Afghanistan whose poems have narrative strands, one is a fairy tale complete with daemons and the other is a sketch of the life of an economic migrant.
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Featured Poem
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Once Upon a Time
in memory of Leila Seerahat Roshani
Granny used to say
always keep your magic sack
tucked inside your ribcage.
Don't say the sun's worn out,
don't say it's gone astray.بود، نبود
ننه می گفت
توبره را
برصندوق سينه نگه دارنگو آفتاب کهنه شده
نگو بيگاه شد
بگو باز می آيمديِو سپيد
پشت و پناهت باشدهای،
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دختر پگاه!
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پای در ِگل مانده است
Once Upon a Time
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