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From NPR, a recording of exiled Iraqi writer and poet Dunya Mikhail reading from her collection of poems, The War Works Hard.
 At the 6 minute mark, a beautiful poem about her daughter. It reads in part: “I love you from here to Baghdad. And I love you more than all words. And I love you higher than the smoke in the city. And I love you louder than the sound of explosions.”
As you may know, April is National Poetry Month. On Apr 8 at the 92Y Poetry Center, Dunya Mikhail will read with Louise Glück, former U.S. Poet Laureate. And on Apr 26, poet Terrance Hayes and Pulitzer Prize winner Natasha Trethewey will read.
Both of these events are just $10 for those aged 35 and under (with ID); see all discounted events for ages 35 and under here.
[92Y Poetry]
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