The Azanian Sea

from an interview with Kiran: This ghazal is one of the classics -- lyrics written in the1860’s. The melody, however, is a contemporary co...

Not to toot my own horn, but I just published a book of poems. A few of the poems were featured earlier on the site. I don't claim to b...

Kelly Askew is a professor of Anthropology, and of African and Afroamerican Studies at the University of Michigan. She lived in Tanga, Tanz...

Here's a sample of 'traditional' Omani music from Dhofar; peep the drumming patterns! Also check this link to an Oman poetry sit...

Grabbing hold of signs I eloped with a girl who danced on a pole and her cohorts were gleaming in purple and gold We wandered lonely as the ...

Do I have enough soul to flow and mesmerize the crowd with my knowing? Am I a fisher for pens or do I vainly sow the seeds of another pointl...

"A dream can be the highest point of living," I told the policeman as he filed the report for persons missing. My spirit ran away...