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Poets of
the Household

Preserving and celebrating the deep lineage of Shia verse for the Ahl al-Bayt (alayhis salaam).

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Craft Essays

Long-form essays on craft — endings, beginnings, revision, voice, and tradition.

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First lines that earn the second

An editorial look at how opening lines work — what they promise the reader, and what makes them earn the line that follows.

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