April is for Poetry

Happy National Poetry Month! This is a reminder to read a poem here and there... wherever you find one, in whatever voice speaks to you. 

This year the one I'm sharing is by Forugh Farrokhzad, a Persian poet who wrote in the 1950s & 60s. On the left of this photo capture is her original, on the right is an English translation. 

Enjoy finding poetry everywhere.

Cheers,
Charise

Surreal Translation

"Summer Folio," the result of my guesswork to reimagine a Portuguese poem, without knowing Portuguese, is in my chapbook, Muse in a Suitcase. To see the original poem and it's actual translation, visit The American Scholar: 

https://theamericanscholar.org/postcard-from-the-future/#.Wo3oGWWTRBb