Poetry

Jane Wong in conversation with Aracelis Girmay

May 9, 2013

In this conversation ranging from poetry as survival to the body of a cloud to spheres of influence, Aracelis Girmay speaks of a poetry fluent in honesty, bravery, and radiating expansion.

The Moment Before Tears Would Well Up

by Wing Tek Lum

Selections from Wing Tek Lum's "The Nanjing Massacre: Poems."

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Impossible Grace

by Meena Alexander

These new poems by Meena Alexander, taken from her chapbook "Impossible Grace" give us a portrait of an Arab Jerusalem.

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Urban Poems from Burma

by ko ko thett

ko ko thett's four poems offer a portrait of urban life in Burma.

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Four Poems by Wanjohi wa Makokha

A Kenyan poet's explosive, political poetry about the African continent.

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Two Poems

by Harry Newman

'Cliff Dwellers' and 'Impact Area' by Harry Newman.

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The Wound

by Khet Mar

Khet Mar's poem was written after Burma recently granted amnesty to their political prisoners.

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Four Poems by Mohamed A. Eno

Kenyan-Somali poet Mohamed A. Eno excerpts poems from his forthcoming book.

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An Evening of Poetry from the Horn of Africa

Warscapes presents an evening of poetry from Somalia, Eritrea and Ethiopia on March 6th in New York City.

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Five Poems by Oumar Farouk Sesay

A poet from Sierra Leone writes about the decade-old war

A poet from Sierra Leone writes about the decade-old war.

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Four Poems by Ali Jimale Ahmed

Selections from When Donkeys Give Birth to Calves: Totems, Wars, Horizons, Diasporas

Four poems by Somali poet Ali Jimale Ahmed.

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