Tag: freedom

First published in The Daily Star, September 11, 2024. The Dreaming Machine thanks Masrufa Ayesha Nusrat for all her help ...

Cover image: Painting by Ksenia Datsiuk, Dream, 2021-2022 This is a very special poetic essay that Gonca Özmen had written ...

Red coral It may happen that a dolphin Becomes stranded in the north Following the sad sound of a horn. ...

Message to Forough Farrokhzad   Having forgotten the taste of love on the mouth I no longer knew how far ...

Original article appeared in Steve Salaita's blog on 10 September, 2021 The symbolism is irresistible:  six men—political prisoners according to ...

PLEA TO FREE THE SLAVES ADDRESSED TO PHARAOH              B-ISMI-LLĀHI R-RAḤMĀNI R-RAḤĪMI   Your Excellency, Pharaoh Cheops (or KHUFU) I am one ...

FOR AN APPENDIX TO A CORONA   to myself, to life (of all beings)   Incipit or Human Cosmogony for ...

From Part I: Eros' Season   August in Italy In the distance, small coquettish olive leaves dance with wind and ...

My dear Ashraf, Though I am not accustomed to this, I would like to start this letter with a quote: ...

UNBOUND   Here I do stand before you tonight, But on my ass Waters from my eyes dripping, Epidermis of ...