The sky cracksjust a littleand lightthe Lightpours in,pours downand we with cupped hands catch it,and all the monthis a held breath- Ray Lacina View this post on Instagram A post shared by Lote Tree Press (@lotetreepress) About the…
Join us for the online launch of A Kaleidoscope of Stories, Muslim Voices in Contemporary Poetry on Sunday, January 31st at 11am PST/7pm GMT. It promises to be a thought provoking and spellbinding evening of verse, exploring topics…
A Kaleidoscope of Stories - Muslim Voices in Contemporary Poetry Book Review by Humera Khan, An-Nisa Society Where do you start with a collection of over 350 contemporary poetic contributions from 80 contributors? Do you read from beginning…
"Poetry provides us with our truth. If a poet is not truthful it becomes very clear in a poem. Poets do not usually write for fame or fortune so poetry has an element of the sacred." Halee…
"The role of rhetoric, academic articles, of preachers on the pulpits are all indubitably and absolutely crucial in building the foundation of our community’s faith and Islamic identity, I won’t argue with that. However, even when combined, they…
Roundhouse Poetry Slam winner Rakaya Esime Fetuga discusses the interaction of faith, culture and expression in her work. A selection of Rakaya’s poetry will appear in the upcoming anthology A KALEIDOSCOPE OF STORIES – Muslim Voices in Contemporary…
I saw a saint today my heart fragmented in a hundred directions all pointing to God Each path particular but none contradicting the other I Saw a Saint Today - Wajiha Khalil in A KALEIDOSCOPE OF STORIES Muslim…
“a hawk soars directly overhead~ rodent in talons, glorious in its rapture reminding me that i am a high mountain dweller, a descendant of highland warriors~ a fierce lineage pounding at the door it's clear the hawk isn’t…
“Like the moon's face on the sea you're present even in my absence, ready to always let me in as freely as air lets in light” from The pulse of remembrance - Yasin Chines in A KALEIDOSCOPE OF…