Written by Mir Elias, née Mehrin Masud, is the pen name of Mehrin (“Mir”) Masud-Elias. Mir was born in Dhaka, Bangladesh, came of age in the United States and found her voice in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where she lives with her husband and their two dogs. Mir’s poems about her coming of age, the immigrant experience, love, loss and aging are often influenced by the Sufi poetic tradition, as well as Western myths, folk and fairy tales. Mir’s poetry has been published in Nothing But Red, a collection of artwork, poetry and short stories about violence against women, and in one of the recent online issues of Papercuts, the bi-annual literary magazine of Desi Writers' Lounge, an online workshop for writers of South Asian origin and writing on South Asia. Her first collection of poems is titled Glass Dreams. (Photo credit: Jamal J. Elias) Read more by this writer |
Sibling RivalryAt one period [Dr. Hilke Thur] became deeply involved with grave monuments, and gained international recognition through her investigations of a tomb which she correctly identified as the tomb of Cleopatra’s youngest sister, Arsinoe IV, who was murdered in Ephesus in 41 B.C. on the orders of Cleopatra and Mark Anthony.
If only you could see me now If only you could hear my screams, Would you be grateful Would you pick me up Would you take a blade from Would you smile in pleasure,
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