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Read more about the article Pause for Poetry – In Conversation with Halee I Cosar

Pause for Poetry – In Conversation with Halee I Cosar

  "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…

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Read more about the article Pause for Poetry – In Conversation with Abbas Mohamed

Pause for Poetry – In Conversation with Abbas Mohamed

"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…

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Read more about the article Pause for Poetry: In conversation with Rakaya Esime Fetuga

Pause for Poetry: In conversation with Rakaya Esime Fetuga

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…

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Ramadan A poem by Yahia Lababidi in A KALEIDOSCOPE Ramadan A poem by Yahia Lababidi in A KALEIDOSCOPE OF STORIES Muslim Voices in Contemporary Poetry Link in bio @lotetreepress #ramadanreading #ramadan2023 #ramadankareem #muslimbookshelf #ramadanpoem #muslimbookstagram
Hilal by Ray Lacina in A KALEIDOSCOPE OF STORIES M Hilal by Ray Lacina in A KALEIDOSCOPE OF STORIES Muslim Voices in Contemporary Poetry Link in bio @lotetreepress
The sky cracks just a little and light the Ligh The sky cracks just a little and light the Light pours in, pours down and we with cupped hands catch it, and all the month is a held breath Hilal by Ray Lacina in A KALEIDOSCOPE OF STORIES Muslim Voices in Contemporary Poetry Link in bio @lotetreepress #ramadanreading #poetrylovers #muslimbookstagram #poetrybooks #muslimbookshelf #poetryanthology #poemoftheday #prayer #poetrybookshelf #muslimpoetry
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for just this moment forget his hurt forget your for just this moment forget his hurt forget yourself be still for just this moment rest your heart erase your story lean back into yourself breathe then fall fall all the way back into the arms of the One from the poem Come Hither, My Sweet by Ayesha ljaz in A KALEIDOSCOPE OF STORIES Muslim Voices in Contemporary Poetry link in bio @lotetreepress #poetrybookshelf #muslimpoets #ramadanreading #poetrylovers #muslimbookstagram #poetrybooks #muslimbookshelf #poetryanthology #poemoftheday
The eighty poets appearing in this anthology are s The eighty poets appearing in this anthology are seekers, teachers, artists, parents, activists and much more. From every continent and spanning generations, their collective experiences appear in verses of love, devotion, grief and healing, as they take us on a journey through cityscapes and the natural beauty of the world we live in. Through their insights and inspirations we find ourselves in London, New York, Istanbul, Fez, Damascus and Makka, in mosques and at sacred sites, in deserts, mountains, and under towering redwoods, in heart-opening moments of connection. Their poetry navigates all the seasons of life, reflecting and meditating through their outward and inward pilgrimages upon our relationships to those around us and to the Divine. ‘A Kaleidoscope of Stories is a volume to celebrate in the world of poetry. Never before have so many Muslim voices in contemporary poetry been collected in the same place. It’s a powerful contribution to the poetry scene.’ - William Sieghart Founder of the Forward Prizes for Poetry and National Poetry Day Author of The Poetry Pharmacy ‘By bringing together this extensive collection of poems, Lote Tree Press has rendered a tremendous service to present and future generations of reflecting hearts and minds.’ - Luqman Ali Artistic Director of Khayaal Theatre Company ‘This collection is about the here and now, the people who have followed the same paths as you, who struggle with the same struggles and who have opened their hearts in verse.’ - Humera Khan An-Nisa Society ‘This should be among the required texts for classes in contemporary Islam and transnational literature.’ - Dr. Alan ʿAbd al-Haqq Godlas, Associate Professor of Religion, University of Georgia ‘The editors of this edition, and the poets within its pages, are to be commended for allowing those of us whose tongue is English to receive a drink from the cup of unity and eternal love.’ - Baraka Blue, Poet, Director of Rumi Center for Spirituality and the Arts Link in bio @lotetreepress #poetrybookshelf #muslimpoets #ramadanreading #poetrylovers #muslimbookstagram #poetrybooks #muslimbookshelf #poetryanthology
You spend your days collecting the heaviness of t You spend your days collecting the heaviness of this world unfolding and stitching every ache into the tapestry of your prayer mat In sujood, you wonder if your heart can be mended cleansed of fear, reshaped into certainty For darkness is a part of this life from the poem Khamsa by Rashida James-Saadiya in A KALEIDOSCOPE OF STORIES Muslim Voices in Contemporary Poetry Image: from the series Reflection by Pharoah Egbuna link in bio @lotetreepress #poetrylovers #muslimpoetry #poetrybookshelf #muslimbookstagram #prayer #muslimbookshelf
from Medjool⁠ Rakaya Esime Fetuga⁠ in A KALEID from Medjool⁠ Rakaya Esime Fetuga⁠ in A KALEIDOSCOPE OF STORIES⁠ Muslim Voices in Contemporary Poetry⁠ ⁠ Link in bio @lotetreepress⁠ ⁠ #Rabia al-Adawiyya #muslimpoetry #sufipoetry #muslimbookstagram #muslimbookshelf #poetrylovers #poemoftheday #poetrybookshelf
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from Mysticism in Urdu Poetry by R.S. Bhatnagar from Mysticism in Urdu Poetry by R.S. Bhatnagar
قفلی بود میل و هوا بنهاده بر قفلی بود میل و هوا بنهاده بر دل‌های ما مفتاح شو مفتاح را دندانه شو دندانه شو qofli bovad mayl u havā benhādeh bar delhā-ye mā * miftāḥ show miftāḥ rā dandāneh show dandāneh show Whims and desires are a lock placed upon our hearts * Become a key, a key! Become the key’s edge! a lock . qofli . قفلى are . bovad . بود whims . mayl . ميل and . u . و desires . havā . هوا placed . benhādeh . بنهاده upon . bar . بر hearts . delhā-ye . دلهاي our . mā . ما a key . miftāḥ . مفتاح become . show . شو [object marker] rā . را edge [teeth] dandāneh From the well known Ghazal Hilat Raha Kon by Rumi, ghazal no. 2131 from the Divān-e Shams.
‎اندیشه‌ات جایی رود وآنگه ‎اندیشه‌ات جایی رود وآنگه تو را آن جا کشد * ز اندیشه بگذر چون قضا پیشانه شو پیشانه شو andishat jāyi ravad vāngah tow rā ān jā kashad * zandisheh bogzar chun qazā pishāneh show pishāneh show Your thoughts go somewhere and then drag you there * Leave thought behind - like fate move on! Like fate move on Your thoughts . andishe-at . اندیشه‌ات somewhere . jāyi . جایی go . ravad . رود and then . vāngah . وآنگه you . tow . تو [accusative marker] . rā . را there [ that place] . ān jā . آن جا drag . kashad . كشد from . z . ز thought . andisheh . اندیشه leave . bogzar . بگذر like . chun . چون fate . qazā . قضا move on . pishāneh show . یشانه شو From the ghazal Hilat Raha Kon by Rumi, ghazal no. 2131 from the Divān-e Shams.
You are the night of the grave, go to become the N You are the night of the grave, go to become the Night of Power * Like the Night of Power, become the souls’ haven! Become the souls’ haven! ‎تو لیلة القبری برو تا لیلة القدری شوی  * چون قدر مر ارواح را کاشانه شو کاشانه شو tow laylat al-qabrī berow tā laylat al-qadrī shavi * chun qadr mar arwāḥ rā kāshāneh show kāshāneh show You . tow . تو the night . laylat . ليلة of the grave . al-qabr . القبر are . i . ى go . berow . برو to . tā . تا the Night of Power/Destiny . ليلة القدرى you become . shavi . شوى Like . chun . چون ‪[the night of] Power/Destiny . qadr . قدر‬ for . mar … rā . مر ‫… را‬ souls . arwāḥ . ارواح haven/abode . kāshāneh . كاشانه become . show . شو From Hilat Raha Kon by Rumi, ghazal no. 2131 from the Divān-e Shams.
چون جان تو شد در هوا ز افسانه شیرین ما * فانی شو و چون عاشقان افسانه شو افسانه شو ‏chun jān-e tow shod dar havā z afsāneh-e shirin-e mā * fānī show u chun āsheqān afsāneh show afsāneh show ‏When your soul is lifted up by our sweet legend * Dissolve into One and‪,‬ as Lovers do‪,‬ become a legend! Become a legend‪!‬ ‪When . ‬chun . چون your soul . jān-e tow . جان تو is lifted up. shod dar havā . شد در هوا ‪by . z . ز‬ ‪legend . afsāne . افسانه‬ ‪sweet . shirin . شرين‬ ‪our . mā . ما‬ ‪Dissolve into One/ ‬ ‪become annihilated [in God] . fānī show . فانى شو ‬ ‪and . u . و‬ ‪like . chun . چون ‬ ‪lovers . āsheqān . عاشقان‬ ‪a legend . afsāneh . افسانه‬ ‪become . show . شو‬ From Hilat Raha Kon by Rumi, ghazal no. 2131 from the Divān-e Shams.
That earring of beauties became a companion to the That earring of beauties became a companion to the cheek * If that ear and cheek must be yours, become a pearl! Become a pearl! ‎آن گوشوار شاهدان هم‌صحبت عارض شده * آن گوش و عارض بایدت دردانه شو دردانه شو ‏ ān gushvār-e shāhedān hamsohbat-e ārez shodeh * ān gush u ārez bāyadat dordāneh show dordāneh show That . ān . آن earring of . gushvār-e . گوشوار beauties . shāhedān . شاهدان a companion to . hamsohbat-e . هم‌صحبت the cheek . ārez . عارض became . shodeh . شده That . ān . آن ear . gush . گوش and . u . و cheek . ārez . عارض must be yours . bāyadat . بایدت a pearl . dordāneh . دردانه become . show . شو
You must become all soul to be worthy of the Belov You must become all soul to be worthy of the Beloved * If you go to those who are drunk, go drunkenly! go drunkenly! ‎باید که جمله جان شوی تا لایق جانان شوی * گر سوی مستان می‌روی مستانه شو مستانه شو bāyad ke jomleh jān shavi tā lāyeq-e jānān shavi * gar sūye mastān miravi, mastāneh show, mastāneh show It must be . bāyad . باید that . ke . که all . jomleh . جمله soul/ life . jān . جان you become . shavi . شوی so that . tā . تا worthy of . lāyeq-e . لایق the Beloved . jānān . جانان you become . shavi . شوی if . gar . گر towards . sūye .سوی the drunk . mastān . مستان you go . miravi . می‌روی drunkenly . mastāneh . مستانه go . show . شو From the well known Ghazal Hilat Raha Kon by Rumi, ghazal no. 2131 from the Divān-e Shams.
If one opening of the door becomes apparent to you If one opening of the door becomes apparent to you You see the sun within the shadow You see the shadow lost in the sun always See yourself all sun, and peace be with you گر ترا پيدا شود يك فتح باب تو درون سايه بينى آفتاب سايه در خورشيد گم بينى مدام خود همه خورشيد بيني والسلام gar towrā paydā shavad yek fatḥe bāb* tow darun sāye bīnī āftāb sāye dar khurshīd gom bīnī mudām* khod hame khurshīd bīnī u ssalām if . gar . گر to you . towra . ترا becomes . shavad . شود apparent . paydā . پيدا one ‫.‬ yek . يك opening of ‫.‬ fatḥe - فتح the door ‫.‬ bāb . باب you . tow . تو within . darūn . درون sāye . the ‫‬shadow . سايه you see . bīnī . بيني the sun . āftāb . ‫آفتاب ‬ The shadow . sāye . سايه in . dar . در the sun . khurshīd . خورشيد lost . gom . گم you see. bīnī . بينى always . mudām . مدام yourself . khud . خود all . hame . همه and peace be with you. . wassalam . والسلام Farīd al-Dīn ʿAṭṭār The Conference of the Birds
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