Sunday, April 6, 2014

Nadia Anjuman

One great poet who died tragically in youth is Nadia Anjuman [1980-2005] from Afghanistan. Her work has a beautiful classic ring to it. It could often pass as ancient verse, she was very talented. Here is an excerpt from "Light Blue Memories" here with more information on her:

O exiles of the mountain of oblivion!
O the jewels of your names, slumbering in the mire of silence
O your obliterated memories, your light blue memories [...]



And she has the incredible line in "A Voiceless Cry":
[...]
The sound of green footsteps is the rain.
[...]

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