Ancient City in Translation
My poem “Ancient City in Translation” has been published today at inkscrawl, a relatively new magazine of minimalist fantastical poetry.
I wrote it several years ago, inspired by Amal and her poem “Song for an Ancient City”, which had recently been translated into Arabic by her father. I don’t know if I have done her – or the poem, or the city – justice, but I like “Ancient City in Translation” a lot and I hope others will too.
I haven’t written poetry in a long time. It’s not how my brain is working at the moment. I would like to change that, soon.
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