Tag Archives: Feminist poetry

Freedom from the Forbidden (a poem)

Posted on March 13, 2015 by

The poem and note below were written January 5th 2010; I’m transferring them from the old blog. One of my favorite Pashto songs, written by Ajmal Khattak and sung by Gulzar Alam, goes: Raadak sho zrha isaarawale ye na sham … Continue reading →

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“Forbidden” – a poem

Posted on March 8, 2015 by

“Forbidden” I have dug inside me, A well – a deep, infinite well. In it lives with me My God The God of both women and men, The God of the oppressed and the liberated, The God of the cursed … Continue reading →

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When God Isn’t Watching (a poem)

Posted on December 15, 2014 by

My latest poem. I’ve been wanting to write this for a long time now, and I finally got to sit down and do it. The idea was overwhelming, and it’s a huge relief to have gotten it off my chest … Continue reading →

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