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October 2014

October 06, 2014

What’s Your Name

Order Irene's new collection, the galaxy of origins. Scroll down for audio. what’s your name...

September 2014

September 22, 2014

fr muslim girls who considered suicide when the ummah wasnt enuf

fr mariam , khadijah, fatima, hajar, alla , yall, fr our communities that hold us,...

August 2014

August 11, 2014

at home

Eds. Note: This powerful poem was inspired by @ImPalestine's tweet: "I look forward to surviving....

August 04, 2014

Hujurat

Eds. Note: We're celebrating the stories and perspectives of Muslim youth between the ages of...

July 2014

July 29, 2014

Longing

Eds. Note: Wishing our readers a blessed Eid filled with peace, beauty, & joy! Ramadan...

July 21, 2014

Running Orders

Running Orders "They call us now. Before they drop the bombs. The phone rings and...

June 2014

June 16, 2014

Shrinking Women

As a grown woman with a strong voice, I'm still working on standing tall and...

June 09, 2014

Divine Secret Revealed

Divine Secret Revealed Abdullah Abdur-Rahim September 6, 1943-March 1, 1982 39 years old The Divine...

April 2014

April 21, 2014

36 Flavors of Self Loathing

36 Flavors of Self Loathing 1. In 2nd grade a boy called me fat, there...

April 14, 2014

So, A Muslim and a Jewish Girl Get Up on Stage….

This slam poetry video is making the rounds and is too moving not to share....

March 2014

March 10, 2014

Return of the Friend

Return of the Friend I had not expected love but it surprised, like the slip...

March 03, 2014

The Real Ones

The Real Ones Something happened in the development sector Something we forgot Something we should...

February 2014

February 17, 2014

Inter-Dependent

Inter-Dependent I wanted to show you what I saw And heard And understood But it...

February 10, 2014

Doves

Doves Don’t turn from me because of what you see Shall I release the...

February 03, 2014

What Guys Look For In Girls

We are beautiful in every single way. Poet Savannah Brown breaks it down: "We live...

January 2014

January 27, 2014

Khaleesi – To the Men Who Mistreat Women

This powerful poem stopped us in our tracks. Note it is NSFW. "Khaleesi" us women;...

January 20, 2014

Woman

This poem was originally written in the wake of the brutal gang rape of Jyoti...

January 06, 2014

Manifesto for the Chaste Wanton

Manifesto for the Chaste Wanton She will be your wild mare at night, but in...

December 2013

December 23, 2013

10 Honest Thoughts On Being Loved By A Skinny Boy

"I say, 'I am fat.' He says, 'no, you're beautiful.' I wonder why I cannot...

December 09, 2013

I Will Be Satisfied

I Will Be Satisfied I will never be satisfied Until you flood me like the...

December 02, 2013

Threads

Threads A hushed night. Soft and still. I see threads. Threads. There are threads. Laced...

November 2013

November 18, 2013

broken

What is a poet when he runs out of poetry it is a man who...

November 11, 2013

Poetry

Poetry When a woman loves a man, when she opens her self to him, he...

November 04, 2013

Beat of Heart

Beat of Heart A new dawn is a new day a new chance The world,...

October 2013

October 28, 2013

Faith

Faith you taught me to pray, the words and offering to the Divine: a God...

October 21, 2013

The Poetry of Life

Love is the poetry of life Gratitude its prose Kindness the sentences In patience composed...

October 07, 2013

Canyon Girl

Canyon Girl “Somethin’ in me’s crossed over.” Thelma, Thelma and Louise Come to the cliffside...

September 2013

September 09, 2013

A Man’s Chest

A Man's Chest How come no one ever writes about a man's chest, that forested...

August 2013

August 26, 2013

Brown Skin Lady

Brown Skin Lady ...

August 12, 2013

I Have Exchanged My Heart

I Have Exchanged My Heart I have exchanged my heart for a new heart so...