Eqlima Ali Dinar and Mariam Aljaberi here. Poetry Friday consists of wonderful people (teachers, librarians, authors, poets, book lovers) from the blogosphere who are committed to sharing life-nourishing poems every Friday. It is hosted voluntarily by various people every week. As explained by Mary Lee Hahn here, it serves as "a gathering of links to posts … Continue reading #UAEReads – Poetry Friday: Classical and Nabati Poetry from the Emirates – An Emirati Royal Family Special
#WORLDKIDLITWEDNESDAY: Tickle Me, Don’t Tickle Me
This is a collection of poems rooted in a mindscape that mirrors children's thoughts as they mull over weighty questions such as, What If? and Whyever Not? Ranging from the silly and the absurd with poems such as Stubby Joe that bring us a tit-for-tat dialogue between Stinkus Finkus and his big toe, to thematically … Continue reading #WORLDKIDLITWEDNESDAY: Tickle Me, Don’t Tickle Me
#Yiddishlitmonth: Ode to the Dove
Building with the Sunlit Mind by Zackary Sholem Berger Ode to the Dove: A Yiddish Poem by Abraham Sutzkever By Avrom SutzkeverTranslated by Zackary Sholem BergerIllustrated by Liora Ostroff Publisher: Ben Yehuda Press (January 27, 2023)ISBN-10: 1953829503ISBN-13: 978-1953829504 One of the greatest Jewish poets of the 20th century, Avrom Sutzkever—who began his career in … Continue reading #Yiddishlitmonth: Ode to the Dove
#IntlYALitMonth: Thirty Talks Weird Love
Thirty Talks Weird Love If you could go back in time and visit your thirteen-year-old self, what would you say to them? Do you think they would listen? That is precisely what happens to thirteen-year-old Anamaria Aragón Sosa in this artful novel-in-verse by Alessandra Narváez Varela; Thirty Talks Weird Love. Set in Cuidad Juárez, Mexico … Continue reading #IntlYALitMonth: Thirty Talks Weird Love
#IntlYALitMonth: Ink Knows No Borders
This curated volume of 64 poems by poets from around the world showcases unique, individual voices from myriad cultures, following different migration pathways, and sharing their stories via different poetic styles. Yet there is more of a coherent narrative here than a reader might first expect from a poetry anthology as opposed to a novel … Continue reading #IntlYALitMonth: Ink Knows No Borders
#WorldKidLit Wednesday: A Story About Afiya
Afiya is a young girl with "fine black skin" and "big brown eyes." Every day the world she sees and experiences leaves a beautiful imprint on her white summer dress: bunches of red roses one day, and butterflies, stalks and petals the next. The images remain—even after washing—until morning when, magically, the dress is again … Continue reading #WorldKidLit Wednesday: A Story About Afiya
#WorldKidLit Wednesday: Book of Questions
Children ask a lot of questions, sometimes to their parents' chagrin. When parents ask me how to deal with their child's seemingly endless questions, I always suggest that they turn it back around on their child: "what do you think?" This buys a parent a few extra moments to gather their thoughts, while also encouraging … Continue reading #WorldKidLit Wednesday: Book of Questions
Ibonia: The Ramayana of Madagascar
-Abhay K. Ibonia is an epic poem of Madagascar dating back centuries which tells the tale of conception, birth, betrothal, struggle and death of its hero Ibonia (Iboniamasiboniamanoro or "he of the clear and captivating glance"). The tale begins with the conception of Ibonia by his mother with the help of divine intervention. Ibonia starts talking … Continue reading Ibonia: The Ramayana of Madagascar
#MadagascarLitMonth: Contemporary Poetry of Madagascar
-Abhay K. I have been in Madagascar close to three years. During this time I have interacted with a number of young Malagasy poets while hosting the monthly literary programme LaLitTana which I started in April 2019. I present a selection of poems of some of these poets in English translation here. Most of the … Continue reading #MadagascarLitMonth: Contemporary Poetry of Madagascar
#MadagascarLitMonth: The Poetry of Elie Rajaonarison
By Mialy Andriamananjara Elie Rajaonarison was a Malagasy poet, for whom Malagasy literature was above all an oral literature. He was born on November 15, 1951 in Ambatondrazaka, a town in the central highlands of Madagascar known for its rice and tobacco production. He was a “poète engagé” who “served as Secretary General to the … Continue reading #MadagascarLitMonth: The Poetry of Elie Rajaonarison
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