In 2012, my poem Alms to an Armenian Woman, a poem that explores the immense beauty of the survivors of the Armenian holocaust, was published at Apiary Magazine. In light of President Biden finally officially recognizing the Armenian Genocide it is this week’s poem of the week.
Category: poetry month
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Weekly newsletter of The Disability Union
So honored to be part of The Disability Union publication this month. My poem “Anesthesia Awareness” is in the latest edition. Subscribe and read for free at the link: https://www.getrevue.co/profile/disabilityunion
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An End to the War in Afghanistan
President Biden has recently announced that he intends to bring the War in Afghanistan to an end. In 2015, my poem Snow Over Kabul, was published at The 5-2: Poems on Crime. An excerpt of the poem is below. Read the entire poem, and access a recorded reading, at this link.
SNOW OVER KABUL: THE BAGRAM AIRBASE BOMBING
That old white man,
he told the talk show host
he was celebrating as he flew
in the doomsday machinehigh over the Atlantic Ocean
on his way to Kabul from New York City.Even from that altitude
he thought of building on
a war, built for decades
on shifting sands.
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Three Line Poetry
As a writer, and in most things, I like to be succinct. Poetry is very accommodating to this lifestyle. This week, for National Poetry Month, I am sharing work from Three Line Poetry from Prolific Press. My pieces appear in Issues 1, 10, and 22 along with the works of many other wonderful poets. You can get copies of the books here.
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amor mendaci
she thinks i did
all that pretending
to draw her in
she’s right
and for what?
to lay naked
behind her?
to reach out
and grab handfuls
of her flesh
as she arched back
to grab handfuls
of my hair?
and for what?
words on this page?
an impenetrable silence
an extinction
Aja Beech 