Poems

Poetry
By: | March 10, 2011

KG 3.53Though only death has baffled himhe owns the universe, the stars … —Tom Paulin, ‘Chorus’‘Me shogun.’‘Me bigwig.’‘Me the chief’s son.I make the rules here.’It’s a load of crap.Laughing, skipping,Tumbling,… More

Colonies

Poetry
By: | March 10, 2011

Creoles, MestizosSince it so happens you are strange and Iam strange, together we will shock the world.Families as they stroll by will point at us,and we’ll be famous, quite… More

Kopenhaga

Poetry
By: | March 10, 2011

Autumn. A season that suits me particularly well. For several days now, I haven’t been outside. I have an excellent reason: storm, heavy rain, the risk of getting a… More

Suheir Hammad: also libya

Poetry
By: | February 25, 2011

also libyano one tells youif anyone does you do not listen anywayif you do still you do not understandno one tells you how to be freethere is fire in… More

Translation Slam: Turkish Slam

PoetryNovember 11, 2010

İnsan Aklının İlk İşaretleri: Burçlar, Kitabelerby Bejan MaturSurların yüzeyinde sadece harfler olsaydı eksik kalırdı.Yeryüzünün o erken konuklarının çocuksu aklını, çocuksu geometrilerdenve hayvanların, bitkilerin neşesinden kurtarmak ne mümkün.Binyıllardır şehri sarmalayan… More

Don’t Snatch Àbèní

Poetry
By: | November 2, 2010

Don’t Snatch ÀbèníI cannot handle farming,I am lazy,I cannot hunt small games,My wife has matured,I do not have money!The owner of twenty slaves must not take her,The master of… More

Poems

Poetry
By: | November 2, 2010

The Bug That Ate the VegetableI spoke endlessly, you refused totally,I articulated incessantly, you kept shrugging your shouldersI spoke it in codes, I spoke French,You turned a deaf ear,… More

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