I don’t know…

By JNaz in Open Arts on 09/09/2021

I don’t know what to say other than that this poem needs to be read. By as many people as possible.

“The Migration Diary of Hala Almasi” by Amit Majmudar

Published by JNaz

Teri Rife says:

09/09/2021 at 5:13 pm

Agreed, JNaz. This surely must be the best (by far) Poets Respond poem Rattle Magazine has published. When I read it this morning, I was stunned & am stunned still. Every stanza has at least one stunner, for instance, a line break such as this “…when the white / man trying to enter me / in a database…” I mean, it makes my eyes water.

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1. JNaz says:
  
  09/09/2021 at 6:19 pm
  
  Yes, Teri, that just stopped me in my tracks. And it makes my eyes water too…
  
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Barbara says:

12/09/2021 at 10:39 pm

I thought the poem was extremely powerful. It’s emotionally hard to read and intellectually challenging for me, but it is a poem well worth reading and rereading….

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1. JNaz says:
  
  13/09/2021 at 12:06 am
  
  I agree, Barbara. Reading and rereading and reading again. And yes, it is challenging on every level.
  
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