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Leaf-keep, un-sibyl; if the soul ......Has the weight of a swallow, what less ......Has the weight of a sip? ............-Joyelle McSweeney, “Tea-Strainer” I tick, lip-quiver, my head hung low and ...

Self-Portrait as Suicide by Isabelle Doyle

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Split Down the middle On the one end I have Her The American dream Her faith on the back burner On the other end We have Her The one who beams At the thought of god Who thinks of nothing ...

Blooming Moons: a Poem by Mira Hammoud

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The perfect Hijabi Hijabi, a woman who wears the hijab, Hijabi, a woman frowned upon in this world, Hijabi, a woman looked down upon by her community. She tugs at the ends of my hijab, thinking about how she ...

Blooming Moons: 2 Poems by Simra Shadood

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ornate [herᆞgrade 5] “Tomorrow is Eid, so school will be closed. It’s a Muslim holdiay. Is anyone here Muslim?” silence. “Anyone? Does anyone know about Eid?” followed by silence. “Okay, ...

Blooming Moons: 2 Poems by Aieshah Ashfer

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Confidence “You’re so quiet!” “Since when did you become so shy?” “You need to speak up louder, please.” These were the things she heard all day. At school, at home, from her ...

Blooming Moons: 2 Poems by Ariti Gani

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Little Girl Little girl smiling so bright her eyes shining and full of joy The strangers who pass can see the gaps in her teeth, As she laughs with her brother while their mother is buying groceries Don’t ...

Blooming Moons: a Poem by Ayat Elbahlaoui

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Treehouse-dwellers We are foreigners. We live in these houses, yet have no home. In the same neighbourhood, with little expectation of neighbourliness. In this diverse city, yet not ...

Blooming Moons: a Poem by Ariana Nazem

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A Helping Hand Faith is always there Rescuing me in lonely times My one guiding light Eid morning Waking up on Eid morning stays the same There is the familiar wave of nostalgia When ...

Blooming Moons: 2 Poems by Areej Arif

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Where the walls echo the laughter of the dinner table Where the walls echo the laughter of the dinner table Where the sun stains the counter, beming through the window Where the floor imprints our every ...

Blooming Moons: 2 Poems by Aina Marzia

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