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

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

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Reading as craft

Reading as part of writing

Why poets read poets — what the reading does for the writing, and how to read in a way that does it.

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