I do not feel like writing verses; but as I light my perfume burner with myrrh and jasmine incense, they suddenly burgeon from my heart, like flowers in a garden.

Hafez

Grandma Mahnaz’s House

poem, Jasmine Sorgen

Musings From Little Baghdad

essay, Weam Namou

Thin Clay of the Crescent

poem, Jack Philips

Scarlet

poem, Nabeeha Mudassar

Hope

poem, Sophia Jamali Soufi

Simurgh and Zal

poem, Ahmad Morid

Waiting / فيالانتظار

poem, Tanya Ko Hong & Izza Fartmis

Gacela of Moonshine / جاسيلا ضوء القمر

poem, Tanya Ko Hong & Izza Fartmis

Basturma Chronicles

essay, Maria Baha