48th Poetry Post - Friday, 15th August, 2025
In times of devastation, poetry becomes more than art, it becomes testimony, defiance, and remembrance.
The words of Saudi poet Muhthal Al-Siqur, born in Najran and descended from a lineage of poets, echo with haunting relevance today. His verse, steeped in spiritual symbolism and the unbroken human spirit, speaks not only of survival of the individual, but of collective identity and justice.
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"Restless traiveller; bisexual mariner; ...taks opium; ... practically a millennial aye."
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𝟯 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄: "𝗥𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗜𝗻𝗸” 𝗯𝘆 𝗣𝗮𝘂𝗹 𝗠. 𝗠. 𝗖𝗼𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿 -
Cooper's ancient Sri Lankan history setting serves as fine backdrop for this study in the translation of myth, poetry, and politics--and even of poetic intention.
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A new poem translation.
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a reminder to folks in Vancouver that i'm doing a reading at SFU downtown tomorrow!
Emad Aldughaither
Graham X White
Waywords Studio
Robertus Cognoscens
Yilin Wang (she/they)
Andrew Shields