What a Beautiful Cloud, I Thought
by Maryam Firuzi
Maryam Firuzi's diary of the first days of being under attack from Israel in her home in Tehran in June 2025
Poetry as a Container for Grief
by Roger Robinson
A camel ride in the desert, Egyptian mourners and a poetic epiphany
Before the Red Ink Disappears
by Sana Nassari
Between a bomb and a hard place. Reflecting on the value of creativity in a time of grave conflict in Iran.
A message from the glens
by Tariq Latif
Tariq Latif reflects on how nature is ingrained in his spiritual fabric.
Zakazane pamiątki: Forbidden keepsakes
by Maria Jastrzębska
Maria Jastrzębska recalls discovering her parents' secret membership of the Polish Resistance during WW2.
Mother Tongues
by Franklin Nelson
The Moroccan writer and filmmaker Abdellah Taïa's dedication to his mother
Remembering Parnia Abbasi
The tragic death of a young Iranian poet killed in an Israeli airstrike.
Finding Poetic Inspiration in Uncertainty
by Anthony Anaxagorou
Poet Anthony Anaxagorou explores his approach to poetic inspiration, embracing the confused, vulnerable and ordinary.
Remembering Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o
by Clementine Ewokolo Burnley
Decolonising the Kĩkũyũ Mind