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Rahat Kurd
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reader & writer / THE BOOK OF Z: https://talonbooks.com/books/the-book-of-z / ahl-e-zubaan / she/they / free palestine
Sorry for the late reply, Daniela, I haven't been on here in a while…and yes, of course!
October 11, 2025 at 3:47 AM
as if the poet broke through the veneer of market and policy terminology to remake its words into lines of remembrance and connection.
September 28, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Reposted by Rahat Kurd
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📚 The Book of Z by @rahat.bsky.social
📚 th book uv lost passwords 1 by bill bissett
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September 12, 2025 at 5:10 PM
It has translated itself into the bitter bile of knowing another summer is ending here in the northern hemisphere, when genocide still is not.
September 10, 2025 at 12:28 AM
The painting is held in the National Museum in Delhi, India. Sharing the pre-order link from @talonbooks.bsky.social here. A special request in this time of legislated scarcity for artists and writers: ask your favourite libraries to order it 💜

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September 5, 2025 at 9:35 PM
This detail from a 19th century (late Mughal-era) Indian painting of a particular scene from the Persian poet Jami’s late 15th century epic, “Yusuf and Zulaykha”, shows how the painter (whose name is unrecorded) imagined this mytho-poetic heroine.
September 5, 2025 at 9:35 PM
this is amazing, Okka. your care work here expands what it means both to read, and to honour your reader.
September 5, 2025 at 9:25 PM