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Discover "Words" by Majida El Roumi, a timeless Arabic song with lyrics by Nizar Qabbani, blending poetry and music in a ...

We were looking for poetry that had struck its readers, for whatever reasons, as unforgettable, enduring, and influential: maybe because it came as an unexpected gift from a friend or loved one, or in ...

In Arabic erotic literature, women’s sexual and erotic poetry served as a window into their inner thoughts and feelings ... When asked for her reasons, she responded with a poetic verse, saying, “From ...

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Many people, even avid readers, find themselves intimidated by reading or trying to write poetry. But, perhaps through a line from an old Urdu ghazal that brings tears to your eyes, or a childhood ...

Mehendi designs for Eid ul-Fitr 2025 include a variety of intricate Indian patterns, bold Arabic strokes, and chic modern minimalistic styles. Arabic ...

“My mother told me my father wrote poetry in structured verse. My elder brother, Phanibhushan Kumar, who passed away at 22, wrote poems in both Telugu and English. I admired and drew inspiration ...

McLane was a National Book Award finalist for her collection “This Blue,” her work merges past and present, drawing on ...

With World Poetry Day right around the corner, Bengaluru’s up-and-coming and established poets share some of the poets, poems, and collections that have touched them, and would be a great start ...

It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. The annual Feis Verse Speaking/Own Poetry sections ran very successfully recently at St. Michael’s College, Enniskillen. The mid-March event saw ...

Were you conditioned by academia to think that love poems, short poems, funeral poems and other forms of poetry are stuffy, profound waxings on the natural world and the human condition?