By Syed Zafar Mehdi TEHRAN Between two important highways in central Tehran that connect different parts of the city, a small but bustling street is named after celebrated Pakistani poet and philosopher Mohammad Iqbal. Iqbal Lahori Street is one of the famous landmarks in Iran’s capital city, which bears testimony to the astounding popularity of […]
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By Omnia Saed Here’s 7 of our favorite female writers who are reshaping poetry worldwide to hold you over this summer. When Beyoncé dropped Lemonade earlier this year, the world opened their ears to the brilliant work of the British-Somali poet Warsan Shire. But while the mainstream is only catching on to her now, Warsan has been a
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On this day we celebrate the birthday of one of America’s most celebrated if also creepiest writers: Edgar Allan Poe. I lived in Baltimore, Maryland, during the years of my pediatrics and graduate school training. Whenever I went to the airport, I always made sure to pass the Westminster Hall and Burying Ground at the
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