A New Divan

The Obedience of Water, George Szirtes This poem is the English version by George Szirtes of an original poem written for “A New Divan” by the Palestinian poet Mourid Barghouti, via a literal translation by Khaled Aljbaili. The original poem was inspired by the book of The Tyrant in… Read More

The Name of that Sad Dove, Hafez Mousavi This poem is an original poem written for “A New Divan” by the Iranian poet Hafez Mousavi, inspired by the book of Faith in Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s “West-Eastern Divan” (published 1819). Click here to read the poem. Read More

The Great Axe, Sasha Dugdale This poem is the English version by Sasha Dugdale of an original poem written in Russian for “A New Divan” by the Estonian poet Jaan Kaplinski, inspired by the book of The Tyrant in Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s “West-Eastern Divan” (published 1819). Click here… Read More

The Crimson Shades, Nujoom Alghanem This poem is an original poem written for “A New Divan” by the Emirati poet Nujoom Alghanem, inspired by the book of Suleika in Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s “West-Eastern Divan” (published 1819). Read More

The Crimson Shades, Doireann Ní Ghríofa This poem is the English version by Doireann Ní Ghríofa of an original poem written for “A New Divan” by the Emirati poet Nujoom Alghanem, inspired by the book of Suleika in Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s “West-Eastern Divan” (published… Read More

The Creation of the World by the Animals, Homero Aridjis This poem is an original poem written for “A New Divan” by the Mexican poet Homero Aridjis, inspired by the book of Love in Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s “West-Eastern Divan” (published 1819). Here the poem is read in the original… Read More