"Reading Farrokhzad in a Pandemic"

A Poem by Kaveh Akbar, from Pilgrim Bell

By Kaveh Akbar | January 4, 2021

137 Writers and the Words They're Best Known For

137 Writers and the Words They're Best Known For

Kaveh Akbar Presents a Crowdsourced List of Signature Literary Words

By Kaveh Akbar | October 11, 2017

Kaveh Akbar: How I Found Poetry in Childhood Prayer

Kaveh Akbar: How I Found Poetry in Childhood Prayer

In the Presence of the Long Faultless Tongue of God

By Kaveh Akbar | September 12, 2017

Long Pig: a Poem

Long Pig: a Poem

New Work by Kaveh Akbar

By Kaveh Akbar | April 19, 2017

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