By
Ali Znaidi Download pdf, epub, mobi
I
wish I was a lobster to feel
wish I was a lobster to feel
no
pain.
pain.
But
when I remembered the delicious pain
when I remembered the delicious pain
of
North African lemons
North African lemons
that
pierce the tongue,
pierce the tongue,
I
declared this wish null.
declared this wish null.
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Ali
Znaidi
(b.1977) lives in Redeyef, Tunisia, where he teaches English. He
authored four poetry chapbooks including Experimental
Ruminations
(Fowlpox Press, 2012), Moon’s
Cloth Embroidered with Poems
(Origami Poems Project, 2012), Bye,
Donna Summer!
(Fowlpox Press, 2014), and Taste
of the Edge
(Kind of a Hurricane Press, 2014). You can see more of his work on
his blog at aliznaidi.blogspot.com
Znaidi
(b.1977) lives in Redeyef, Tunisia, where he teaches English. He
authored four poetry chapbooks including Experimental
Ruminations
(Fowlpox Press, 2012), Moon’s
Cloth Embroidered with Poems
(Origami Poems Project, 2012), Bye,
Donna Summer!
(Fowlpox Press, 2014), and Taste
of the Edge
(Kind of a Hurricane Press, 2014). You can see more of his work on
his blog at aliznaidi.blogspot.com
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Jar of misfortune by Mulumba Ivan Matthias
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Poetry
Like My Mind by David Ishaya Osu
The Plan by David Ishaya Osu
A Cancellation by Ali Znaidi
I’m Unlike My Mother by Liz Leppy
Spoken Word
Inside the Mind of a Happy Side Dish by Acen Miriam Carolyne
BN Poetry Awards
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Interview with Tom Jalio
Short
Fiction
Playing Games in the Delta by Lauri Kubuitsile
In Her Sister’s Shadow by Hannah Onoguwe
Jar of misfortune by Mulumba Ivan Matthias
Jaw’ed Angel by Yazeed Dezele
Poetry
Like My Mind by David Ishaya Osu
The Plan by David Ishaya Osu
A Cancellation by Ali Znaidi
I’m Unlike My Mother by Liz Leppy
Spoken Word
Inside the Mind of a Happy Side Dish by Acen Miriam Carolyne
BN Poetry Awards
Special
Interview with Tom Jalio
