Amid the forest of buildings,
There once stood a tree
Green through every season,
Casting wide shade.
Ms. Yang Geum-Hee, an acclaimed poetess from Korea, shares her poem
Poetess Ms. Yang Geum-Hee, born in 1967 in Jeju, Korea, has published four poetry collections and received eight literary awards in recognition of her
INSIDE (YOUR) TEAR
Inside your tear
I am
At times wet
Other times dry
All heartedly delighted
Never heartbroken
Inside your tear
I am dissolved
Reborn
As Phenix from Dust
For your Love
Always (re) emerging
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I KISSED THE DAY
(To my wife)
I kissed the Day in her lips
She smiled at
The branches of the oak tree and its bark
Have their own alphabet
Because those who are there understand
The path was paved with blood…
Dashnim Hebibi, a renowned poet and journalist from Kosovo, shares his poetry
Dashnim Hebibi, PhD, a journalist, poet, moderator, and publicist from Presheva, was born on June 12, 1976
Farewell, my heart’s beloved,
In your eyes, I felt longing,
In your embrace, a sob-
Torn, yet still alive.
Valbona R. Hadri, an acclaimed poetess from Kosovo, shares her poetry
Valbona R. Hadri was born in Ferizaj, where she completed her primary and secondary education. She later earned a degree in Albanian Language
The world grows dim and dimmer with feeble eyes.
Youth turns into a broken wheelchair;
Let’s walk through the desert together, you and me.
Tasneem Hossain, a renowned multi-lingual poet from Bangladesh, shares her poems
Tasneem Hossain, majoring in English Language and Literature, is a multi-lingual poet from Bangladesh. She