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Hello, March

HELLO, MARCH. Dear Visitor, Thank you for stopping by. Take as long as you like, and be sure to check out the latest news & events, and join the Facebook page for your chance to win a special gift. March has arrived! Here’s hoping that it’ll bring milder weather and fertile ground to plant new seeds. The daysContinue reading “Hello, March”

Spring Greeting: A Poem & A Wish

A Spring Greeting for You:

Firesmoke

Poems require reading to stay alive. They require palms to enclose them in & pockets to keep them safe. Open your palms and empty your pockets. These poems are waiting for you.

Firesmoke Book Launch: Gallery

Excerpts from Firesmoke- In Photos

Firesmoke Book Trailer

Firesmoke Book Launch

FIRESMOKE BOOK LAUNCH Join TSAR Publications, Sufi Poets Series and author Sheniz Janmohamed for an evening of music and poetry to celebrate the release of Janmohamed’s second book of poems, Firesmoke. TIME: Doors open at 6:30pm, Show begins at 7pm LOCATION: Beit Zatoun House, 612 Markham Street, Toronto SPECIAL GUESTS: Playwright and Storyteller, SharadaContinue reading “Firesmoke Book Launch”

Praise for Firesmoke

Firesmoke

And so, April comes to an end. A month of low temperatures, frigid rain and obstacles is over. When T.S Eliot wrote “April is the cruellest month”, he knew what he was talking about. If I could give this April a vocabulary, some of the words would be: endurance, frustration, elation, perseverance, realization, patience. WhenContinue reading “Firesmoke”

Capturing Stillness

All that is personal soon rots; it must be packed in ice or salt. -Yeats The trees are bending over with the weight of ice, cracking and tumbling into fences. Colour is preserved and encased in crystal that will melt in the light of the sun. But for now, capture this brief moment in time-Continue reading “Capturing Stillness”