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Basra existed – Poetry from Iraq

I used to visit there night and day, When sun and moon were locked in intimate embrace. Faleeha Hassan, a poet and writer from Najaf, Iraq, based in USA, shares her poetry Faleeha Hassan, a poet, teacher, editor, writer, and playwright, born in Najaf, Iraq, in 1967, now lives in the United States. Faleeha was the first woman to

I won love – A Poem from Yemen

I won love and did not lose my heart, and for the sake of her heart, which I love, I wove from my vein a silk shawl of longing and called out in an emotional voice. Abdulbasset ALsamadi Abu Omaima, a renowned poet from Yemen, shares his poem Abdulbasset Abdulsalam Qassem Alsamadi, known in literary world as Abdulbasset ALsamadi

Blue Climax – Poetry from Italy

Blue climax torn to time Shock that shakes screams from the sky Stone that breaks through thunder … Anna Maria Dall’Olio, an eminent poetess from Italy, shares her poems Anna Maria Dall’Olio, an eminent poetess from Italy, devoted herself to non-fiction, fiction, poetry and playwriting in 3 different

Champions of the truth – A Poem from Italy

Valentina Ciurleo, a poetess from Italy, shares her poem Valentina Ciurleo was born in Roma (Italia) in 1973 where she lives and works. Her poems are present in anthologies and literary sites. She writes for the magazine “La Recherche” and currently dedicates himself to photography by associating images and

Gioia Lomasti & Marcello Lombardo: An Italian Poetic Marriage Tale

Interview By Alessia Marani, Almax Magazine, Italy Alessia from Almax Magazine: Welcome Gioia, it's a pleasure to have you here with us. I would like to start by asking you how your passion for writing was born and what were the key moments in your artistic journey? Gioia Lomasti: Thanks to you, Alessia, for this opportunity.