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سلسلة ؤبدإعات طريق إلحرير رأشف أبو ز: تحرير إلييد )3( إلعدد شعرإء معارصون،أنطولوجيا مرصيون قدماء 0202 ،إلطبعة إألوىل
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Issue 3 ANTHOLOGY, ANCIENT EGYPTIANS, MODERN POETS First Edition 2021 Publisher: Fehres
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This Anthology The Silk Road Literature Series Anthology, Ancient Egyptians, Modern Poets, shows once again that great appreciation of the Egyptian civilization among the poetic word figures, from East, West, South and North of different generations with the diversity of their walks… The Anthology features a main panel with the name of the poets beginning their section with background paintings drawn on papyrus, carved in stone or colored on the walls of temples and tombs, followed by one or more poems and a brief biography, creating an exceptional historical cultural work. This is the third issue of The Silk Road Literature Series Anthology – Ancient Egyptians- Modern poets, to be published this fall. After the announcement of the final list of the world’s poetesses and poets participating in the Silk Road series anthology, 145 creative icons have been assembled from 37 countries; Russia, Kosovo, India, Cape Verde, Serbia, Kazakhstan, Lebanon, Kyrgyzstan, Chile, Egypt, New Zealand, Armenia, Albania, Mexico, Argentina, Germany, Montenegro, Greece, Poland, Croatia, Honduras, Kenya, Indonesia, Italy, Syria, Malaysia, Portugal, Bangladesh, Peru, Nigeria, Iraq, China, Pakistan, Taiwan, Spain, Brunei Darussalam and the United Kingdom in almost 600 pages. This is the third issue of The Silk Road Literature Series Anthology – Ancient Egyptians- Modern poets. The first one, issued in the spring of 2021, was entitled “Asia sings” (322 pages), while the second issue came in the summer of the same year under the name “Mediterranean Waves” (444 pages). The series is available freely online, (https://issuu.com/ashrafaboul-yazid) Full-color copies are printed on demand.
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ANCIENT EGYPTIANS, MODERN POETS ANTHOLOGY | INDEX Eldar Akhadov TREE | Page 15 Glória Sofia Horizon Love | Page 19 Ashraf Aboul-Yazid The Young Boy From Luxor | Page 22 Lidia Chiraelli Hymn of Akhenaten | Page 26 Mustansir Dalvi Sunset over Luxor | Page 30 Ana Stjilia RA ‒ THE KING OF LIGHT | Page 33 Francisco Azuela THE WHITE SHADOW OF HOMER | Page 36 Subhrasankar Das THE TEMPLE OF SANDS | Page 44 Faherdin Shehu Peace Treaty | Page 47 Katarina Saric SALT HANDS| Page 50 Masudul Hoq Nefertiti| Page 54 Dr. Brajesh Kumar Gupta “Mewadev” EGYPT: LAND OF DREAMS| Page 57 Dr. Ranjana Sharan Sinha NEFERTITI: THE QUEEN OF THE NILE | Page 61 Marija Najthefer Popov EGYPT | Page 64 Ngozi Olivia Osuoha I AM A GODDESS 68
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Shaswata Gangopadhyay AN EGYPTIAN FOLK TALE | Page 71 Eduard Harents Cairo | Page 74 Dr.Jyotirmaya Thakur FEMALE PHARAOHS | Page 78 Bilal Al Masri .. | كلما برى القلم طارت من رأسه فراشهPage 83 Dr. Sajid Hussain Cleopatra| Page 86 Moamen Samir The lover peasant papyrus | Page 89 Swapanjay Chowdhury A Sumerian Bird| Page 94 Kapardeli Eftichia MYRRH PURPLE| Page 97 Pooja Priyamvada You and Us | Page 104 Smaragdi Mitropoulou ΤΟ MY BELOVED | Page 107 Maria do Sameiro Barroso REVERIE IN AN ANCIENT EGYPT NECROPOLIS| Page 111 Stavroula Venieri The Greatness of the Spirit of Ancient Egypt| Page 115 Jagriti Roy Her Childhood Fairy-tale | Page 118 Kenneth Kibet Cheruiyot King Tutankhamun! | Page 122 Smitha Sehgal An Ode to Osiris from Isis| Page 125 Gurjeet Kour Ghuman MYSTIC LAND OF PHARAOHS | Page 129
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Tobias Burghardt Mandrill | Page 132 Wali Mahmud Anthology of Time| Page 135 Sanhita sinha The Beautiful Woman Has Come| Page 140 Madiyar Ospanov THE NEW WORLD AND ME | Page411 Basudev Paul Egypt | Page 144 Deema Mahmood ّ |كأس اللوتسPage 151 Rati Saxena Truth is the Soul of Sun God| Page 155 Ahmed Raffa’a Three Sorrows | Page 159 Sermakhanova Guldana I am a saint | Page 165 Ardak Igenova Sarym Zhalantos batyr| Page 169 Harinder Cheema The Magnificent Tombs| Page 171 Jona Burghardt Statue| Page 174 Rezauddin Stalin DANTE’S INFERNO AND THE LANDLORD| Page 179 Emmanuel Mettles Oh!Nefertiti! | Page 184 Madhu Gangopadhyay THE QUEEN of THE NILE| Page 188 Aparna Suresh CLEOPATRA…| Page 193
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Balachandran Nair NAFERTITI - UNMATCHED BEAUTY| Page 198 Paul Mathew Sculptures on the Sands, of Timelessness| Page 202 Shikdar Mohammed Kibriah A Postmodern Pyramid| Page 205 Carlos Peña Herrera Eras el rey| Page 209 Nivedita Roy Cleopatra| Page 213 Brajesh Singh Riverside beauty| Page 216 Lathaprem Sakhya A Sonnet On Egypt| Page 219 Uday Shankar Durjay A beautiful walk under the wooden garden| Page 222 Mahathi CLEOPATRA| Page 227 Marlene Pasini RAMSÉS| Page 230 Sreedharan Parokode KINGDOM OF THE HEARTS| Page 240 DeeD The land of kings and queens| Page 243 Dr. Perwaiz Shaharyar IN LOVE OF CLEOPATRA| Page 246 Waheeda Hussain I am Time| Page 249 Roopali Sircar Gaur Her Infinite Variety| Page 252 Dr. K. Mythili Devi Cleopatra, the queen enigma! | Page 257
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Ruslan Saulebekovich Native Land| Page 261 Sreetanwi Chakraborty The dusky, Moth-eaten, Egyptian Evening| Page 264 Dr Kumud Bala Desert Queen| Page| Page 267 Dr.Raja Rajeswari Seetha Raman THE SILENT HISTORY OF THE LEGENDARY QUEEN OF NILE| Page 271 Karakulov Zharkynbek Moldaripovich Tutankhamun is a story| Page 275 Sujata Paul Graceful Cleopetra| Page 279 Mohamed Kafrawy ٌ مسقط رأسي | Page 282 Nandita De nee Chatterjee Hetpet, Egyptian Priestess| Page 286 Dr Jahangir Alam Rustom MUSIC OF DAWN| Page 292 Kavitha Raju ODE TO ANTIQUITY| Page 298 Geetha Nair G. AAPEP* SPEAKS TO CLEOPATRA| Page 302 Ewith Bahar THE FEMALE PHARAOHS| Page 305 Dr Srinivas Vasudev Thus…..We sing of immortality| Page 309 Lily Siti Multatuliana Cleopatra| Page 312 Nawar Al shater Song of life| Page 315 Ezhill Vendhan CLEOPATRA - THE ANGEL OF LOVE| Page 319 The Silk Road Literature Anthology
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Dr.Minti Gogoi PAINTINGS OF EGYPT| Page 324 Ashraf Hasan Infinity| Page 328 Abu Zubier The country of my previous life is Egypt| Page 331 Meenakshi Mohan Nefertiti| Page 333 Kalipada Ghosh THE VEILED MYSTERY AND ANNALS OF PHARAOHS OF ANCIENT EGYPT| Page 338 Dr. Smt . Puttaparthi Nagapadmini My dear Gaza !! | Page 343 Jain Mary Sajeev I am the Queen who became a Pharaoh| Page 347 Alicja Maria Kuberska Ancient Egypt| Page 350 Kadavakollu Tejaswani Those Who Dare| Page 353 Dasharath Naik Time’s Toss! | Page 356 Toufiq Zohur The Mask| Page 359 Kushal Bhowmick Emptiness| Page 362 Athanasios Nassiopoulos The Pyramids| Page 365 Vijayeta Tirkey A Mystical Civilization| Page 369
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James Tian Hope In Endless| Page 372
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Perla Lusete Rivera Núñez A particular melody| Page 375 Dilip Mohapatra THE SPHINX| Page 378 Emanuele Cilenti Nefertiti| Page 382 Prabhanjan K. Mishra PHARAOH'S LAMENT| Page 385 Rouba El Youssef |ارفع رأسك باسم سخمتPage 390 Rahim KARIM NEFERTITI| Page 397 D. Rama Subba Lakshmi TREASURE OF EGYPT| Page 400 Shaheena (Sarosh) Khan THY NAME IS WOMAN| Page 404 Emilio Paz ANUBIS| Page 409 Agathi Revithi Sun taught me how to love| Page 412 Suchismita Ghoshal My Heart Speaks A Lot of Egypt| Page 416 Poonam Sood THE EGYPTIAN MUMMIES| Page 421 Dr. Jamuna Krishnaraj The World is One! | Page 424 Gioia Lomasti History of the times| Page 427 Gayatri Lakhiani Chawla The Artisan| Page 430 Sudha Dixit Cleopatra| Page 433 Anita Pešid THE BEAUTY IS GONE | Page 436 The Silk Road Literature Anthology
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Alicia Minjarez Ramírez NEFERTARI... LADY OF ABU SIMBEL| Page 440 Dr. Aniamma Joseph (Kuriakose) Cleopatra, the Queen Nonpareil| Page 444 Bozena Helena Mazur-Nowak Hathor| Page 447 Arindam Roy A Pyramid Builder from the Land of the Dead| Page 450 Swapna Behera The Ardent zone of the Pyramid Complex| Page 456 Tu Miao-yi The nipple of history – Cleopatra| Page 460 Shakhawat Tipu Sign of Sleep| Page 463 Jadranka Tarle Bojovid Cleopatra and the snake are allies| Page 466 Mahua Sen Cleopatra| Page 469 Xanthi Hondrou-Hill Legacy| Page 472 Sheena Kaimal N. MUMMY SPEAKS| Page 477 Niharika Chibber Joe The Beautiful Woman Has Come| Page 480 Dr. Debaprasanna Biswas Niles- The Ganges of Egypt| Page 485 Chanchal Sarin ENCHANTIC EGYPT| Page 488 Pankhuri Sinha The Call from the Pyramids| Page 493 Sarita Tripathi Inspirational Egyptian pyramids| Page 497 Gulnar Raheem Khan THE DEATH BED REPENTANCE OF THE FALLEN PHARAOH! | Page 500
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Prasanna Kkumar My Eygpt through my eyes| Page 504 Aparnaa Laxmi Singh Seidenstraße Travel| Page 508 Mariángel Gasca Posadas Cleopatra Ra M in treble clef| Page 514 Sabita Sahu Cleopatra| Page 520 Sosonjan A.Khan CLEOPATRA| Page 523 Taniya chakraborty Mystery| Page 527 Sue Zhu INTO EGYPT| Page 531 Dr. Poonam Nigam Sahay Silk Road Anthology| Page 540 Marjeta Shatro Rrapaj For you Cleopatra! | Page 543 Rohini Kumar Behera GREAT EGYPTIAN CULTURE| Page 546 Francisco Borrás Marimón LIGHTS OF EGYPT| Page 549 Mahanaj parvin Humanity| Page 552 Zana Coven Ancient gods| Page 555 Vicky Anagnosti The light of Amun Ra| Page 560 Levri Ardiansyah My Queen, My King| Page 563 Ashwani Kumar Secret History of Silk Routes| Page 588 Olga Levadnaya Memories Grow out of the Cries of Birds | Page 593
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Geetha Nair G. AAPEP* SPEAKS TO CLEOPATRA. (A Duplex Poem)
Jericho Brown who won the 2020 Pulitzer Prize for poetry invented the Duplex Poem. This is a poem of fourteen lines in seven couplets.The second line of each couplet has to be echoed in the first line of the next couplet.The first and the last lines are the same.
Serpent of the Nile, my kindred spirit, Whose magical gaze matched, pierced mine, Like it pierced and shattered all those men, Those men you slayed in battle and in love... . In love, he rode you, triumphant, Caesar, leaving a drop within. That drop within, you raised to be king Even as Anthony knelt before you.
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Before your priceless beauty, he was content To lose the world , lost in your depths. Those depths I pierce now, dwindled to an asp,
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I have tasted your breast; I, your last lover. With your last lover, mount the dark eternal throne, Serpent from the Nile, my kindred spirit.
*AAPEP in Egyptian mythology is a huge snake, called The Serpent from the Nile. He is believed to have a magical gaze. He symbolizes chaos and destruction. Cleopatra too was termed Serpent of the Nile by Shakespeare.
GEETHA NAIR G.is the author of two collections of poetry and one of short stories: Shored Fragments, Drawing Flame and Wine,Woman and Wrong.
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Her poems have been reviewed and anthologized in the prestigious THE JOURNAL OF THE POETRY SOCIETY(,INDIA) and other reputed journals and anthologies, both national and international. Geetha was formerly Associate Professor of English. She lives in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
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Ewith Bahar THE FEMALE PHARAOHS Along the Nile with its gentile waves Lies millions of secrets and enigmas Live eternally, arousing curiosity The caves, the tombs, the pillars, the kingdoms, the pharaohs, the queens
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Oh...Egypt's female kings Merneith, Arsinoë II, Sobekneferu, Hatshepsut, Twosret, Neferneferuaten and Cleopatra The great lady pharaohs reigned with power and feminine intuition Relished a life with glorification As the centuries passed The most enchanting two queens still live as legends With abundant tempting unrevealed mysteries The lady of two lands, symbol of prettiness, Neferneferuaten Nefertiti And the legendary seductress with four husbands, Cleopatra VII Philopator The dazzling side of life Kingdoms, power, beauty, men, love... Until they eventually shattered into pieces Groped in the dark
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Terminated by the tragic suicide The red of life's luxury turned into the charcoal black of demise.
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Ewith Bahar is a published author, poetess, novelist, translator and essayist from Indonesia. She had a long time career in a mass communication field, radio and television industry. Prior to joining RCTI (the biggest private TV station in Indonesia) in 2004, she was a host for several musical and cultural programs for TVRI - Television of Republic of Indonesia (Indonesian government TV station). She has published nine books, in all genres: poetry, short stories, novel and essay. Another three books are still in an ongoing process. Her poems were published in many national and international newspapers, journals and online medias. And also can be found in approximately 60 poetry anthologies in Indonesia and abroad. Many of her poems have been translated into several foreign languages. She herself organized Indonesian poets for publishing their poetical works into ten poetry anthologies since 2014. One of her poetry books, "Sonata Borobudur" got a prestigious prize from Indonesian National Library as The Best Five Indonesian Poetry Books 2019.
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Besides as writer, she was also a teacher at communication institutions, Interstudi and LEPPKINDO. Several years ago she run a public speaking course for children and teens. She is now active in KaBI (Kanal Buku Indonesia - Indonesian Book Channel) and also known as a public speaker for communication matters, creative writing and bibliotherapy.
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Dr Srinivas Vasudev Thus…..We sing of immortality
We bend, we bow to low and create a trend We sow, we rear the gear and attend the brow We paint, we dig the big and prepare the quaint We are the creators with soil and stone
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We feed the history with mystery Swallow the secrets of the senate Paint the dead till we faint Our mummies are the most magical Our pyramids are the muses of musings We fill the pages of history with immortal mortals Tutankhamun lives long in the chamber Though dies young as a cliffhanger Cleopatra’s is in her majestic vault The goddess of Isis with Antony’s fault Caesar leaves his indelible Mark On this Goddess of lark Magnanimous is her empire of Tantra We used the colour of Mantra For It is the black colour left out by rainbow We sing of Creation
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Dr Srinivas Vasudev who is a bilingual poet hails from Visakhapatnam of Andhra Pradesh. He writes in Telugu and English. He did his Ph.D in English literature from Andhra University, Vizag besides a few other degrees and diplomas. Worked in Oman, Singapore and Brunei Darussalam for the Ministry of Education for about 15 years, in the capacity of English Lecturer before relocating to Bangalore. Currently working as Visiting Professor for Bangalore North University in the dept. of English.
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He has nearly 20 anthologies published in English where he shared space with many other celebrated poets. He has been one of the recipients of RABINDRANATH TAGORE AWARD for his contribution to English Literature in the years 2013 and 2020 besides a few other awards and titles for his contribution to literature in both the languages
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Lily Siti Multatuliana Cleopatra
The Queen of Egypt her beauty was eminent she radiated her intelligence The cloak of Isis which she wore make her more beautiful Antony fell in love with her make her happy Antony returned to Rome He married to Octavia She was still waiting patiently To Egypt Antony was back Then Octavianus attacked
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At the Battle in Greece she joined But his forces were defeated the suicide, he committed. To be with him that she wanted To follow him that she decided To Egypt, she returned
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She swallowed the hemlock which would not ruin her beauty She wished she would remain beautiful to meet her lover in heaven
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Lily Siti Multatuliana is a poet, lecturer, translator, and essayist who was born in 1958 in Bogor Indonesia. She had lived in Wolonggong Australia for 2 years and in Melaka Malaysia for 12 years. Now she lives in Jakarta, the capital city of Indonesia. Lily writes poetry and essay on literature and culture. She is the translator of English poems into Indonesia for Point Edition, digital magazine in Spain. She got Master Degree from Faculty of Literature (focus in Translation Studies) at Gunadarma University in Indonesia. She attended Intensive Course in English for Cultural Studies in TAFE Illawara Australia and University of Wollongong N.S.W Australia. She is active in reading poetry in various countries, such as in Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, Bangladesh and Australia (Sydney). Her Poems are published in Anthology with Asian poets and International Poets and they are also published in the newspaper in Indonesia and Malaysia. She presented her essays at seminars in Indonesia, Malaysia and Bangladesh. Her book is “Sastra Melayu & Sastra Indonesia: Antara Mata dan Kalbu” (The Malay Literature & Indonesian Literature: Between the Eyes and The Heart) was written in Bahasa Indonesia (2018). This book is the result of study literary works in Malaysia and in Indonesia. She got NUMERA SRIKANDI Award (2018) from Malaysia and The Dedication member of PERRUAS award (2020) from Indonesia. The Silk Road Literature Anthology
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Song of life
I fly over my last funeral to defeat my possible death over the water of Noon The wings were drawing my image in the sky of existence I was who created me and I became in infamous immortality I am Bennu When names are lost And the dream is my nest I built it on the willow tree I wear the light when things go dark so i stay close to the sun Its fire burns me I collect the ash I am born of the burning as death is illusion Eternity is my truth
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I am Bennu reborn of the house of flame God of dew I am song of life
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Bennu /ˈbɛnuː/ is an ancient Egyptian god associated with the sun, creation, and resurrection. According to ancient Egyptian myths, Bennu created himself and played a role in the creation of the universe. It is said that he flew over the waters of Noon which existed before creation, and he landed on a rock and put down the nature of creation. He was also a symbol of resurrection and thus, his association with Osiris. Osiris is symbolized by the willow tree in Egyptian civilization. The Book of Death mentions spells to transform the dead into Great Bennu. Here the dead says: “I am Bennu, soul of Ra, guide of gods in Duat.” In another verse, the dead says: “I am pure. My purity is Great Bennu’s purity in Sutton-Henin.
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Nawar Ahmad al-Shater • Syrian writer and poet. Born in Damascus. Bachelor of science in biology from Damascus University, concentration in microbiology. Biology teacher Editor in “Arab Pens” Magazine. Children literature writer at the Moroccan “Waz” Magazine for kids, issued by Waz Institute for culture and sustainable development in Arabic, French, and Amaziegh. Honorary member at “Fanani” Organization in The Balkans • Editor at “The Letter” academic and literary journal, issued by The Letter Institue for Literary Studies at Stardford University. Ambassador in Saudi Arabia at the Indian Cultural House. International representative at the International Center for Pyramid Studies in Egypt. International Peace Ambassador at the Coniba and Etmot Institute in Brazil. Member in Media and Publishing Committee for Peace, London.
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Co-writer of: Women’s Noun of Troy, - The Ontology of Expressive Narration, - Arab Creators...A Thousand Pens, The Last Call - The Encyclopedia of Arab Poets, - Blue Anxiety, The Arab Now • Published Works: - Cooing of a Heart - Shining Planet - Did My Poetry Reach You? • Holds: - Honorary doctorate from the International Peace Academy, Lebanon - Honorary doctorate in Literature from the Conbia and Etmot Institute and the International Council in Brazil - Diploma in Family Counseling from Al-Faqi Organization - Diploma in Neurological Programming from Al-Faqi Organization - Certificates from various literature organizations. The Silk Road Literature Anthology
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Ezhill Vendhan CLEOPATRA - THE ANGEL OF LOVE Cleopatra, the abiding beauty queen of Egypt, the history of mankind ever seen till date. You were born a Macedonian Greek, yet ruled Egypt, your classy romantic courtship contrived Roman Queen . Ascending the Egyptian throne in your teens, you ruled Egypt and Rome two great empires, with your wise intelligence and mastering, making yourself unique offbeat all along, mastering everything befall moulded phenomenal female preeminence.
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Adoring for your elements of warm and charm, the adventurous nature, intelligent ingredients of wisdom, your enticing personality with captivating features, having ardent love for empires, empress of Beauty, inclined to hear the murmurs of native community. You contrived Cesar astonished emerged from carpeting, he made sure it just not pleasant daydream, but just confused where to put his eyes, wavy red hair with distinctive facial features, wearing royal diadem, Roman pearl-studded hairpins.
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Crescent moon was stuck in between and looked like the forehead of the standing Beauty. An unseen woman with unique fragrance, no doubt that with natural bouquet redolence. Two bluish eyes sparkling like Jamun fruits, a straight fleshy cashew fruit was the nose, juicy scarlet coccinia grandis fruits were the lips. Enticing two chunky golden marble mangoes, placed with concord grapes at the pinnacles, curved waist plantain stem thighs covered in muslins. Inviting him to nibble and enjoy at once, such seductress has never been his imagination, indeed no chances of a little contemplation, unchallenged warrior from all regions fascinated in.
Unique in making yourself offbeat all along, Beauty and leadership gathered together in, and you made transcendent with fantastic flair. Had relationships with great men of the era, yet upholding timeless femininity for ever.
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Your love, enthralled Antony to sweep off feet, disregarding ongoing wars on borders against, he worried forlorn much about your bathing, as favourite Jenny milk scarce in palace then.
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You were amusing, muse you yourself multilingual poetry, knowing classical languages voiced and vocabulary. You’re icon of epicanthic love, the Angel of love, such rare quality made you an aesthetic song, if I were a suburbanite in any of your dominion, my poetry recitation would have made you flat, and I would have been appointed poet laureate.
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© Dr. Ezhill Vendhan, from India.
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Dr. Ezhil Vendhan is a celebrated poet from India writing poems for four decades. Poetry critics are enamored with this poet's ultra modern concept of poetry matrimony of arts to science pioneered by him from his early stage of writing by using scientific metaphors in his poems. An ardent lover of nature he focuses upon the protection of nature echoing the emotions of people emphasising love, global peace, human rights in philosophical and universal vision.
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He is author of seven poetry collections and many of his poems find place in various International Poetry Anthologies. His celebrated poem Banyan Tree was the poem selected for the Indian Republic Day Multilingual National Symposium of Poets - 1995. This poem was translated into eighteen national languages of India and broadcasted simultaneously on the eve of Indian Republic Day 1995. This has reached all the continents of the globe by its translation into thirty eight languages including Greek, Hebrew, Chinese, Arabic, Russian and French. He represented India as an Indian delegate in many international poetry festivals. He was invited to participate in the 39th World Congress of Poets of World Academy of Arts and Culture held in Bhubaneswar, India from 2nd October to 6th October, 2018 and his Poetry Collection launched in WCP by WCP President Dr. Young Maurus which was received by WCP General Secretary Dr.Maria Eugenia Sobernis. He represented India in the Festival of SAARC Writers And Literature held in New Delhi from 8th March to 10th March, 2019. He has been conferred with many awards and titles. 'World Laureate in Literature- 2017' and 'Best Poet of the World 2017' for lifetime achievements by World Nations Writers Union, Kazakhstan. 'Fellow of the Regal World of Scribes' and 'Enchanting Muse' by Writers Corner International in the World Poetry Conference 2017, India.
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Dr.Minti Gogoi PAINTINGS OF EGYPT In the last winter when I wished to use my painting brush, on the canvas of my heart, thoughts were floating in air crushed in the past Egyptian cultures. I walked around those ancient marks, astonishing to see the height, width and the architect of the great pyramid structures. Their walls were made up of big blocks of granite rocks, having an unique colour, a wonderful assemblage of craftsmanship.
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I was surprised to see those cosmic creations, in the basic form of the sculptures, following mathemetical 'pi' equation. There were tight locks in between the huge blocks, the heavyweight walls displaying the blood and sweat of those labourers. My mind cried for that honorable architects, amidst thousands and thousands of
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those unknown famous sculptures of this universe. I really get confused about the highly complex structures. Geometrical shapes were seen in those big surroundings. Is there vacuum cleaners, inside those big historical sculptures. The rays of the bright Sun light helped me to stay there, hours and hours after. Egyptian pyramids were not built only for those kings and queens, they are the aesthetically blossomed beautiful flowers, by numbers and numbers of architects, on Egyptian surface.
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© Dr.Minti Gogoi, India.
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Dr Minti Gogoi is a writer and poet from India. She is a bilingual poet writing in English and Assamese languages. Her poems form scientific basis on variety of subjects mother nature, life of eminent world personalities, matters concerning the community, romanticism and so on. She is author of six published books, of them two are poetry collections: 1. Sabdar Saich ( Paddy of words ) poetry collection in Assamese. 2. Kabya Manthan - an Analysis of her poems in Assamese. Her first English poetry collection Fragrance of Words, is in the process of publication. She is the active member of World Literary Forum for Peace and Humanity, All India Poetess Association and various associations of poets. She is Ph.D degree holder for her research on Screening, Evaluation and Chemical analysis of indigenous plants for production of natural dyes. She has done her B.Sc and M.Sc degrees in Textile Science.
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She has published fifteen Research papers in different national and International journals. More than three hundred articles on various magazines and newspapers. She has participated in more than twenty five of her articles and discussions have been broadcast by the All India Radio. She has been participating in seminars, workshops and conferences including the one on Global Conference of Women in Agriculture held in New Delhi.
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Ashraf Hasan Infinity Extremely hopeful, strongly decorated heart Alike the king of the world, wants to be immortal, Desperate, lovely heart, delighted with moon-power Seems to be a sunny queen, inspired by deathless mind Imagine as they poets of art, even the voice of universe. Want to be the empire of people, everywhere, endless-Life, everlasting alike breath of supernature As bird of paradise, throwing song of ever-gold-age, eternal. Queen of passion, travelling through bridge of time Creating pyramid, alike a cottage of heavenly earth Flow over, their highly shining flood of arts Even try to expected by nature and creature But there is no breath, no smell of heart, no rythm of arts.
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Pyramid is walking as silent sound of dadly life, brokenheart Supertime is available, only, all around the love, lasting and infinity.
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Ashraf Hasan is a poet of purity as classic nature-based creator. His poetry is heart-touching artistic meaningful message-crafted words. A tide of white romance enter into painful heart when his poem recited. Someone who has read his poem, alike traveled through Highlighted spiritual moments. His poems really arise hopefulness of attitude of successful life as appealed for humanity and love. All over, it's strongly committed as art for life. Ashraf hasan also, has been writing critics on poetry as well translation in English, Bangla and Arabic . His poems have been published in worldclass English poetry journal- 'The Cambridge-Hall Poetry Journal' and. 'From The Heart'. He has been writing poetry, critics, articles and essays in the Bangladeshi and international newspaper, literary journal and online media. He got the honorable 'young writer award' and certificate by the prominent Bangladeshi Literary organization The Central Sahtya Sangsad, Sylhet. He is awarded more times as got certificates by international literary groups-- The Passion Of Poetry, World Of Poesy & Prose, Skylark Poetry Society, Contemporary literary society of Amlor- India.
He has 4 published books of poetry and 2 combined. His collection of English poetry is to be published.
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Ashraf Hasan was born in Chhatok, Sylhet, Bangladesh in 1974. He studied at Sylhet MC College, Bangladesh and City University of New York, USA. Ashraf Hasan worked as a journalist at several newspapers. He worked as a teacher at English medium schools and lecturer of Bangla at Technical Institute in Sylhet, Bangladesh. Currently he is a teacher at Manhattan Bangla-cultural School and literary editor at Channel786 dotcom New York.
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Abu Zubier The country of my previous life is Egypt A country with a long and rich history, my Egypt Ancient, bright in the flow of the Nile The birthplace of education, progress, and civilization The soil on both banks of the Nile gave surplus crops This is where we learned to write, the origin of writing method An emerging mix of math, crafts, science and religion Those mummies are standing here Science lies on every stone in the pyramid There was politics on this land 5,000 years ago Philosophy, science, weapons of war, lighthouse of education This country is the ancient habitat of the world This country seems to be the existence of my ancestors.
Abu Zubier a Bangladeshi poet, is currently living permanently in Paris. He is a notable poet of the nineties. He published 23 books.
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He is a well-known figure in the international literary arena. He has been working tirelessly as an activist in the poetry movement. He was a former university teacher and journalist.
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Meenakshi Mohan Nefertiti Nefertiti, You were my treasure trove. Strolling around the winding streets of Antwerp in a small shop nestled between the Baroque buildings and sixty-sculptured Calvary Garden on the banks of Schelde, I found you waiting for me, among the other artifacts.
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Nefertiti, Ah! What a find— a replica of the original, carved by the sculptor Thutmose. I fell in love with your iconic beauty. Stucco-coated limestone bust, the swan-like neck, red-slightly parted lips, high cheekbones, flat-topped blue-crown cap, wide-jeweled collar, chipped ear lobes and a missing eye. Nefertiti, who are you? Your name means, A beautiful woman has come – Your being stays hidden in a wisp of fog. Are your parents Ay and Luy?
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Or are you a fair nymph of another world? Are you born a noble to marry a Pharaoh? Your identity stays roiled in mystery. Yet, you remain a symbolic celeb of Egypt and Germany. Nefertiti, Your majestic beauty ruled the heart of Akhenaten. The mistress of happiness as you were to him – Nefertiti is the love I wed… And for her love, I would gladly die. It was a true love story, inscribed in stone.
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Nefertiti, you, a majestic woman, ruled side-by-side with your husband. After his death, you were the Pharoah, ruled the kingdom. Trained and brought up the future young king Tutankh. Nefertiti, You, a revolutionary, incubated religious, political changes, nurtured culture and art. Adorned with titles: Lady of All the Women. Lady of Grace, Mistress of Lower and Upper Egypt. You are a luminary. The Silk Road Literature Anthology
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Nefertiti, You, shrouded with mystery -yet, you are like the sun swathed behind clouds, emanating its golden glory, and shining in people’s hearts with a radiance of eternity. Nefertiti, For me, you remain my treasure trove, reigning on a high pedestal in my house, A Symbol of Woman Power. Note: Nefertiti is the love I wed – The quote adopted from: Temple Scribes in the city of Armana to His Majesty Akhenaten and Our Queen Nefertiti, 1350 BC. Transcribed by Dave Proffitt, 12/19/2014
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Dr. Meenakshi Mohan is an educator, art critic, children’s writer, painter, and poet. She has taught at universities in Chicago, Boston, and, more recently, for Towson University in Maryland. Her specialization is Early Childhood Leadership and Advocacy. She has published widely in this area and presented numerous papers and workshops. Her book reviews, art critics, interviews, and poems regularly appear in different journals.
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She has been listed twice in the Who is Who Among American Teachers. She authored two children’s picture books, The Rainbow in My Room and The Gift, and edited Tamam Shud, poems of Kshitij Mohan. She recently had a solo exhibit of her paintings in Potomac, Maryland. She is on the Advisory Committee of the Montgomery County Library System in its Potomac, Maryland branch. She is on the Editorial Team for Inquiry in Education, a peer-reviewed journal published by National Louis University, Chicago, Illinois.
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Kalipada Ghosh THE VEILED MYSTERY AND ANNALS OF PHARAOHS OF ANCIENT EGYPT Time and History unfold , speak and repeat themselves with the ravages of Time. Time is indivisible though Past , Present and future with the flow of life presenting a vast dimension of Kings and queens , regality, tenants and common people, workers , slaves and artists , their life and living ,faith, religion, culture, deeds and achievements , social, economic, political, trade and commerce, knowledge , wisdom , history and legacy. Ancient Egypt is a land shrouded with veiled mystery with wonderful pyramids , monumental architecture ,art and culture, colossal temples with gods and goddesses, their influence on the Pharaohs and ancient Egyptians.
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Egypt is the gift of the NILE with ancient civilization , pyramids , enormous architectural temples ,trade and commerce ,riches and treasures. Pyramid is one of the seven wonders of the world. The ancient Egyptian civilization dates back about 3100 B.C. or before. " Behind every beautiful thing is some kind of pain." The Silk Road Literature Anthology
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The farmers , workers and builders erected the great and wonderful pyramids with their tears ,sweat , blood and hard labour. Thebes, the ancient Egyptian city is known for her dazzling pomp and splendor. The ancient Egyptians mummified the dead bodies of the Pharaohs to be preserved in the secret vault of the Pyramids with gold ornaments, food and drink and incense in the belief that the physical body would be more important and elevated to the next life and also the sublime minds of the builders ,workers and artists for elevation to glorify their lives. The pyramid of Khufu is the biggest with precious riches and treasures at Giza in Egypt. The great Pharaoh Tutankhamun or king Tut is best known for his burial tomb in the Velley of Kings restoring religion ,faith and art from his predecessor Akhenaten. Queen Nefertiti was the queen of Pharaoh Akhenaten bringing religious revolution and worshipped Aten or the Sun-god. Queen Nefertiti is best known for her art , culture and painted sand-stone bust . She is one of most powerful women ever ruled in ancient Egypt. Ramesses ll was the greatest and most celebrated Pharaoh and "keeper of Harmony and balance". Pharaoh Hatsheptut was ambitious and her greatest achievement was the enormous monumental temple at Deir el -Bahri. As a pharaoh , She was successful in ruling the ancient Egypt with prosperity. Trading expedition was the main achievement during her reign. The Silk Road Literature Anthology
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Queen Cleopatra Vll (51- 30 BC)was the most influential and powerful woman in ancient Egypt. She actively influenced Roman politics and known for her relationship with Julius Caesar and Mark Antony. Famous for her unsurpassed beauty ,love and wisdom as a Pharao. She enamoured and captivated emperor Julius Caesar and Mark Antony with her lustrous eyes and beauty. AMUNN-RA ,MUT, RA. HORUS THROTH, HATHOR were the gods and goddesses to the Egyptians. The Pharaohs thought themselves to be the representatives of gods and goddesses. The present researches on the ancient pyramids , temples and mummies unveiled the mystery and throws light on ancient Egypt. The tourists are bewildered to witness yet unfolding mystery of the ancient Times of Egypt. We look forward more and more discovering a new light on history in ancient Egypt for days to come.
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Copyright reserved@ Kalipada Ghosh ,WB., INDIA. Dt.12.08.2021.
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Kalipada Ghosh ,M.A (English),M.A.(Bengali),M.Phil(1st Class),B.Ed. ( Retd Headmaster) , a bi-lingual poet ,Critic, essayist ,translator , humanist and elocutionist has authored 9 (nine) Books of Poems in Bengali and English including two in the press. The main theme of his Poetry is based on Nature, Man, love, world peace , anti-war,humanity and social issues. His poetry is philosophical, romantic as well as realistic. He is also a surrealist poet.
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He has written poems in national and international Anthologies. He is awarded with many national and international awards like ORDER OF SHAKESPEARE MEDAL, KAIRAT DUISSENOV MEDAL for Poetic Excellence from Motivational Strips, World Icon of Literature, Guardian Of World Literature Award Noble Peace Personality Award , Michael Madhusudan Award, Bibhutibhusan Memorial Award ,Muse-2020 Award, Heritage Head Of The HaVen International etc. He has been awarded the the Certificate of the World Directory of Literature, History, Art & Culture for his recognised merits in the literary and Cultural fields and many other international Platforms and Poetry Group. His poetry is translated into Hindi, Russian Swedish,Bosnian Croatian Italian Spanish Albanian, Kyrgyzse and many other dozen international languages. He is on the administration and acting as creative critical reviewer, Jury, Admin, Moderator and coordinator in different International Literary Groups. His poems have been globally recognized and published in the esteemed national and international anthologies and literary magazines and journals like BHARATH VISION, AZAHAR REVISTA POETICA, SIPAY INTERNATIONAL LITERARY JOURNAL, Seychelles , Buzz Magazine , an International Magazine of repute and many others in home and abroad. His poetry is being recited in many TV programs and through many videos. He delivers speeches on Poetry and literature. Kalipada Ghosh is a modern poet of Man and Soul and hir literary Criticism has been acclaimed and admired across the globe. He has been selected as the Contemporary featured poet by the POETRY AND LITERATURE WORLD VISION. The Silk Road Literature Anthology
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My dear Gaza !! At last, my dream is fulfilled to stand before you My dear Gaza!! You know - Time is a cycle and motion is it’s nature! Yesterday, today, tomorrow - only names differ! Me and you are standing on this horizontal line of time!! Past present and future are visible clearly now!! Thousands of queries roaming in my mind, about Nile, King Ramsses, Pharaoh, Cleopatra and Ra – the Sun God and so on !! But..O my Gaza!! You are standing there touching the border of twilight clouds wearing the posture of silence! The world is waiting for a lovely smile from you!! Every heart is longing to hear that sonnet of sweet past from you!! After all, for whom is this great penance of Silence? You are the only one standing tirelessly for thousands of years!! The pompous past is confined in your fist O Pyramid!! You know how many kings and their servants slept here! And how many lovers got separated from each other! How many kith and kin slipped from the bonds with their beloved! But you have never revealed the secrets about all those farewell songs!
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How did you show them the way to the heavens? And how did you gave them solace with your peaceful words?? What is the secret of those symbols of life inside you? Please tell us about the mystery of the soothing temperature of your inner folds, the occult mathematic measurements of thy existence, that undisclosed veil of measuring the time factor then, the concealed usage of electricity in the Dandora Light complex, the hardships borne by those artisans in beautifying your walls with colorful paintings, those unheard chantings of the mysterious powers, And many other inspirational details!! For all these questions, your answer till now is only, your mystic Silence!! You have been standing here like this for ages in your own dumb world!! Where has your compassion gone? Where did Love leave you? Like Sun GOD you are known for radiance, You should disclose all those secret dark puzzles! Like the divine Cow, as you are identified, You should sprinkle milk out those heavenly surprises!! Standing silently, staring at the sky on the edge of this sand ocean, measuring this fickle mirage what songs are you singing O great Pyramid?? When will the blue sky smile on your head? When will the gates of heaven finally open?? The Silk Road Literature Anthology
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Standing silently for centuries which festival are you celebrating in your inner minds? when will you wake up O dear Pyramid, To sing welcome songs for the New Morning in open skies! Please answer me, my dear Gaza! But whether you talk or keep silence, I love you and wait for your answer as ever ‘cause You are a mystery of History !!
I got state level cash awards and central level awards along with recognitions in state and abroad. I am honoured by many a dignitaries in literary and Political fields. As a broadcaster in AIR and Doordarshan, (35 Years) I contributed number of state and national level programs. Now a days, a poetry collection of mine in English is in Press .
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My short bio : As a daughter of poet parents of par excellence ‘Saraswatiputra’ Puttaparthi Narayanacharya and smt. Puttaparthi Kanakamma, I am a Ph.D in Hindi, M.A. (Tel) with P.G.Diplomas in Journalism and Translation Study with 50 publications in total, in Telugu and Hindi which include Poetry, Prose, literary criticism, stories, Novel, Lyrics and Translations published by prestigious organisations like Sahitya Academy, National Book trust, Publications Division, Tirumala Tirupathi Devasthanams and so on.
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Jain Mary Sajeev I am the Queen who became a Pharaoh The expanding burden of memories, In a mummified body is an irony. But I was waiting, Over the centuries, To witness ‘her’ story finding space in History. The Daughter of Thutmose I, The Queen to King Thutmose II, Regent to Thutmose III, Mother to Neferure, Yet I chose to be a female pharaoh.
I transformed Egypt into a magical land, My femininity made it fertile Trade, monuments, restoration and what not? Creating synergy with common man, I endowed Egypt with a golden age.
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Queen Hatshepsut “Foremost of Noble Ladies” Flower of Egypt, “God’s Wife of Amun” Triumphant ruler of Egyptian Dynasty
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Dressed in traditional male clothing, And a Pharaoh's false beard, To demonstrate and assert my power I loathed patriarchy's infectious tooth. Still, I never sought to deceive my subjects. When death embraced me, A dark pit swallowed up my statue, The walls covered my obelisks As a way of preserving the male legacy, I was wiped out by my successor
Jain Mary Sajeev is a literature enthusiast and an aspiring poet from Kerala. Her creative writings had been published in literary publications and journals. She is an English Literature graduate by education and a teacher by profession and exhibits a strong inclination towards reading, writing and teaching. For her writing acts as a calming defence mechanism. She is currently pursuing her doctoral degree (Ph.D.) from Sacred Heart College, Thevara, Cochin.
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Forgotten by Gods and people, How can I take control of my story? Yet I found myself, In succeeding female pharaohs and rulers. Wondering why history is still petrified of women.
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Alicja Maria Kuberska Ancient Egypt
Can you not marvel at the pyramids And not look into the stone eyes of the Sphinx, Or admire the scarab rolling the Sun ? Rosetta stone, like a magic key, Opened the door to the lost world Silent for centuries hieroglyphs spoke again - Inscriptions carved on the temple walls Began to praise the old gods and rulers. The memory of the pharaohs returned And saint hymns soared to the heaven The gods regained their former glory and power Humble papyri described days of common people
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There is not much left of the old empire Found objects and words are resting Behind the glass of museum showcases People touched the threshold of immortality. Colorful sarcophagi hide mummies- their Ka The souls -Ba roam the vast desert
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Alicja Maria Kuberska – awarded Polish poetess, novelist, journalist, editor, translator. She edited volumes and anthologies both Polish and English. Her poems have been published in numerous anthologies and magazines in Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, the UK, Belgium, Bulgaria, Hungary, Albania, Macedonia, Serbia, Spain, Italy, Turkey, Argentina, Chile, Peru, Mexico, Israel, the USA, Canada, India, Uzbekistan, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Taiwan, New Zeland, China, South Africa, Zambia,Kenia, Australia. She won : distinction (2014) and medals (2015and 2020) on Nosside UNESCO poetry competition in Italy, statuette in Lithuania (2015), medal of European Academy Science, Arts and Letters in France (2018)), award of Cultural Festival International “Tra le parole e l’ infinito” Italy (2018), Bolesław Prus Prize Poland (2019), Culture Animator Poland(2019) and Premio Internazionale di Poesia Poseidonia- Paestrum Italy (2019), medal (2020) on Nosside UNESCO poetry competition in Italy. In 2021 Polish Ministry of Culture and National Heritage awarded her a medal for activities in benefit of Polish culture. She also won in 2021 the Premio Mondiale "Tulliola Renato Filippelli" -competition in Italy for a poetry book. The volume entitled "(Not) my poem" was judged and awarded by an international jury. This year she was award winner of Sahitto International Award in the Winner of Jury Award in Bangladesh. She also received two medals in 2021: “Mother Theresa” in Kosovo and “Rimay Janos” in Hungary She was two times nominated to the Pushcart Prize (2011 and 2015)I n the USA. Alicja Kuberska is a member of the Polish Writers Associations in Warsaw (Poland) and IWA Bogdani,(Albania). She is also a member of directors’ board of Soflay Literature Foundation (Pakistan), Our Poetry Archive (India). She is Cultural Ambassador of The Inner Child Press (the USA). The Silk Road Literature Anthology
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Kadavakollu Tejaswani Those Who Dare
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The headdress, the arched nose and the piercing eyes The contempt that is never hid The heka and nekhaka crossed over the chest The deeds of the ancient Pharaohs of Egypt Are narrated as innumerable tales They miss not a gesture, a feeling, or a premonition They lust after power and command To defend the throne and the Kingly crown They sacrifice their own kith and kin They stride through colossal spaces As their followers run to maintain a respectable distance Those who follow are just objects, never subjects They exist to demonstrate the Kings' theories And realizing their big dreams and imaginings With blood, sweat, tears and lives The vast expanses of deserts are never dry The wind carries the tales far away And also stores them in the sand grains For those who dare to trace the past
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Kadavakollu Tejaswani is at present working as an Associate Professor of English in the Department of English, GITAM University, Hyderabad, Telangana, India. She has a Ph. D. from University of Hyderabad. She published several research articles in National and International Journals and presented papers at various National and International Conferences. She is a multilingual poet and published three anthologies of poetry, two in English Language, autumn leaves and A Forgotten Rose; one in Telugu language, Tallukkumannadhi Taarakasam and contributed Hindi poetry to Aparajitha, an anthology of Hindi poems by Multiple authors, published by Kavya Kaumudi Chetana Hindi Manch in association with Telangana Sahitya Academy.
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She is a member of multilingual poets' association Sahitya Sangam, and online multilingual poets' associations, Mahila Kavya Manch and Kavya Kaumudhi Multilingual Poets' Group associated with Telangana Sahitya Academy.
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Dasharath Naik Time’s Toss! They chiselled very hard Paid their honest labour Your unique tombs and pyramids built with their sweat and tear. You never heard them sob They accepted your regime You made them suffer Satisfying will and whim. Your tyranny they endured As dumb as cattle they were Years you ruled undaunted Now gone is your grandeur
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Innocence you exploited For your spectacular spell In stately luxury and comfort You stood tall with marvel Time is against you now You did forcibly transfix See crevices in the graves Beware of the rising phoenix.
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DASHARATH NAIK was born on 23 June, 1964 in a middle class family at Bijadihi in the district of Sundargarh, Odisha. Presently Reader(SS) in English , he has been serving at P. S. College, Bargaon since 1987.As a student of English Literature, Sri Naik likes all the genres especially poetry and loves reading magical lines by mighty minds. He himself writes for pleasure and Humanity is his main concern .
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He loves reading and writing. He is a contributing poet to various groups and publications. His poems have been published and highly acclaimed nationally and internationally. He is a recipient of several prestigious awards in various literary competitions organised by different fb literary groups.
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The Mask Last night I put on a mask Wearing a gold mask the king Tutenkhamen ruled the kingdom Even when he took Anakhshenamen, the beloved woman, to his arms He used to express all the secrets of love behind the mask. A blue sky... And I was crossing the deep sea holding the left hand of my beloved tightly All on a sudden, it seemed to me The darkness at my back might recognise the shadow of mine. Me, too, wearing mask like Tutenkhamen holding the left arm of my Anakhshenamen want to cross the sea and all the bad signs of darkness. My Lord, I don't want to spend night in the coolest chamber of Pyramid Enjoying the dances of stars and wetting in the mysterious beams of moon I want to finish my unfinished tale with the sweet company of my beloved My Meghbalika.
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Toufiq Zohur is renowned poet and essayist of the nineties. Born on 15 December 1973 in Bogra.He recieved Bachelor degree in Bengali Literature. The handiwork of creativity is basically from journalism. He has worked as a part-time journalist in The Daily Inqilab, Daily Bangla Bani, Daily Janakantha and as Assistant Editor in fortnightly Sadakalo, Weekly Sunday, Weekly Boichitra, Monthly Asia Digest. 'AlMahmoud and Others '(2004) Toufiq Zohur's research book which is widely discussed at the time. The book of poems includes 'Thirsnarta Cokher Akuti'(2016), 'Pakhi Bikri Kahini' (2019), 'Ke amake Deke niye jay bare bare' (2020), 'Ei shahore Amar kono Premika nai'(2021), 'Thanda Manhso O Aguner Chulli' a joint book of poetry with renowned Indian poet Trisna Basak(2021) 'Shabder Onkar,The Magical Echo of Sound, a joint venture with eminent Bangladeshi poet Kushal Bhowmick (2021).
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Toufiq Zohur has been working as an Editor of 'Uddan' a little magazine on art, literature and philosophy since 1998. Among the honors and awards noteworthy are --Dainik Bangali's Kantha Writer’s Award(2019) and Poet Jibanananda Das Memory Award(2020).
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Kushal Bhowmick Emptiness
There is emptiness in every remaining. Holding infinity in her bosom Emptiness but the very name of Sky Life is more mathematics than art Knowing it fairly well we search for pleasure Peeping through the empty box These pleasure is called Life. Why do I dig myself every day? You will never know exactly where Tutankhamen's tomb is hidden in my chest.
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It doesn't rain in all the clouds Some clouds go away with the regret of rain. This distance is called emptiness Emptiness is another name for life.
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Kushal Bhowmick is a renowned poet,essayist and translator. He was born in January 1,1981 in Tangail,Bangladesh. Bhowmick got his Honor's and Master’s degree in English Literature. A teacher by profession he loves reading, history and mythology always fascinates him.He authored several books.Among them 'Ultojale katci Santar' 'Mrittikay dhore rakhi sabtuku jal' 'Dukkher kono matrivumi nei' 'Bedonar Hieroglyphics' 'Buker govire ajo jege ace Ma' are all books of bengali poetry. His recent book 'The Magical Echo of Sound ' is a joint venture with Toufiq Zohur, a renowned poet of nineties. He wrote a novel ' Kusumpur O ekti khuner galpo' and operate a lit-mag 'Purabi'.
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He got Behulabangla Best Seller Award,Tangail Sahittya Sangsad Award,Matir Ma club Award for his contribution to literature. He is also a prominent actor and reciter.
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The Pyramids Egypt, a country with continued reference in time, like my homeland, Greece. Simbling countries with bonds in history, Alexander the Great, Ptolemeans Macedonians, with bonds through science, technology, literature and art, the lighthouse and library of Alexandria. Countries with Gods and Demigods, like Zeus and Amoun, countries made of water, sea and stone. Egypt, Nile, Sun and stone, stone white, bright white like the Parthenon marbles, stone lustrous for temples and pyramids. Pyramids symbols of human spirit and creative stubbornness, symbols of ancient technology, of science, of architecture, of geometry and mathematics. Masterpieces of human strength and will, shedding light through the centuries, bonding the human with the divine destiny. Zoser’s (Djoser’s) pyramid, masterpiece of Imhotep, worshiped as the god of knowledge and visionary of science, the world’s biggest stone monument. Cheop’s (Khufu’ s ) pyramid, Hemiunu’s tallest creation, the oldest masterpiece standing to this day. One of the seven world’s wonders,
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along with Alexandrias’ lighthouse, next to the church of Artemis in Ephesus, at the tomb of Mausolus in Bodrum, next to the statue of Olympian Zeus, created by Pheidias next to the walls of Babylon. Pyramids symbols of the genesis of the world, symbols of nature and sky, of the sun that shines and illuminates. Senusret shines, in Dahshur the bent - curved pyramid, the shining pyramid. Symbols of the anticipated resurrection, links between life and death, between Gods, Demigods and Humans, between mortals and immortals.
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Athanasios Nassiopoulos is a Professor at the University of West Attica, at the School of Engineering and the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering. Throughout his career and within the University, besides his educational work and classes, he offered his services in many Institutional positions of responsibility. He received his degree in Physics from the University of Athens in 1976 and completed his postgraduate studies in Paris, where he received his PhD in 1979 in the fields of High Frequency Electronics and Telecommunications
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Prior to the academia, he worked for more than 15 years as a Telecommunications Engineer, Head of Research and Development in large companies in France, where he lived for more than 10 years before returning to Greece. In 1997 he was elected professor. He has numerous publications in scientific journals and proceedings of international conferences, in the scientific fields he leads. His worked has been extensively referenced within the scientific community, while he is the author of four (4) books on Electronics and Telecommunications. He is also a member of many scientific and professional associations in his field. He dedicates significant time to Poetry, Literature, Culture and the study of Greek and World History. He often writes articles on these topics both in printed and electronic press. He is an active member in many cultural organizations in the province of Kalavryta, where he comes from, and in many literary organizations. He has been honored many times for his contribution to cultural events. Recently, his poetry collection entitled "Thoughts of the Soul, Dream Thoughts" was published by the publishing house "Kouros". Three of his poems have been awarded in an equal number of world poetry competitions (two with the Excellence and one with the Third Prize). Many of his poems have been set to music.
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Vijayeta Tirkey A Mystical Civilization A mystical land, Of a magnificent civilisation, Blossomed at the banks of mighty Nile, Allures all. Oh! the splendid monumental architecture, Lofty pharaonic temples and enormous Sphinx, Embellished with Hieroglyphic writings, Depict the tale of a long and enduring past. The colossal pyramids hold treasures, Of pharaohs, Their longing for eternal life, Tombs and Mummies, Entices many.
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An ancient wonder, Engulfed in mystery, The aura of the diversity of Ancient Egyptian civilization, Enthrals still.
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Vijayeta Tirkey hails from India. She works in a diplomatic mission. She is a bilingual writer (writing both in English and Hindi) .She is a poetess and a blogger. Her works have been published in various newspapers, International Journal, anthologies and in Spillwords. She has been invited to various International Poetry Festivals to present her poems.
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On World Poetry Day this year, her poem was broadcasted in a radio channel in Manchester, United Kingdom.
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James Tian Hope In Endless
The terribleness is facing to us, Only can we do is calling for the peace. Like the winter cold again, Only can we do is longing for the warmth. How fragile life we have, While in the time of disasters, Power is the candle that makes the soul resurrect.
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Every encounter is a fate. And what we can do just like of this. That's all we have to do too. Just believe the hope is in endless.
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James Tian,Tianyu, male, born in 1994 Shandong Province Tai’an City. The member of Chinese poetry society, China central television (CCTV) "Chinese wisdom" group director, calligraphy and painting at the signing of a writer, the member of the American China frequently, international archaeological and historical linguistics institute researcher, director, Serbia Alia Mundi magazine at this stage the only interview Chinese poets.
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Perla Lusete Rivera Núñez A particular melody I always see myself singing, even on the map of sadness. The songs never fade and the past is a symphony written in stone. How many secrets do grains of sand hide? How many hidden universes are fireworks in the desert's belly? The vision of a world I treasure on postcards blends with that of the camel that passes through the eye of a needle, and my audacity to tie myself to the flight of the Ibis contrasts with the fact that my stockings are torn and my heart is patched. Nostalgia is, without a doubt, a third eye where all dreams come together, and today I got up at midnight to wet my face in front of the mirror. I think of the other side of the world, of queens who heal the marks of time with milk, and with poison they alleviate the betrayals to their hearts.
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Memory is a triangular staircase leaning on the sky. And the city is not as lonely as we think, sometimes it is a huge tomb. After all, there is always someone who visits the dead, and their song slides in the swallow that after skirting the Mediterranean sea continues to whistle a melody that has nothing to do with the sea.
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Perla Lusete Rivera Núñez, Ajuterique, Honduras. Teacher, poet and cultural manager. Specialist in Literature by the UPNFM. She has published: "Sueños de origami " 2014, Nudo 2017, Antologia Personale 2019 edited in Venice Italy, and Adversa 2019, Monterrey Mexico.
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Winner in the category of women's poetry of the 2019 call for poetry of the UNAH University Press with the book "El abecedario del frío". Invited to poetry festivals and meetings in Latin America and Europe. Published in poetry magazines and anthologies in Latin America and Europe. Partially translated into English and Italian.
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Dilip Mohapatra THE SPHINX
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As I stand between your colossal paws filled with wonder and awe empathising with Jerry when cornered by Tom and try to solve the silent riddles that you spell out about your creator your birth and the symbolism that you exude in the image of Ruti the guardian of the horizon where the Sun God Ra rose and set I travel back in time through our simian past and see the freeze shot of the beast evolving into the human.
Your wings are frozen in time and your lips are sealed after you asked your last riddle ‘ What is it that has one voice and yet becomes four-footed and then two-footed and finally three-footed?’
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and delightfully devoured many for failing to answer till came Oedipus and gave you what you wanted to hear. And then perhaps you lost your voice and withered away and buried yourself in sands of time bit by bit every passing day not forthcoming nor responding to Oscar’s beckoning ‘Come forth my lovely seneschal! So somnolent, so statuesque! Come forth you exquisite grotesque! Half woman and half animal!’
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now we ask and you break your silence.. we are still seeking answers to umpteen unsolved riddles and puzzles that plague us since long and which have pushed us to the brink while we are lost in a mystic miasmatic maze trying to figure our way out.
Cmde Dilip Mohapatra, VSM, a Navy Veteran from Pune, India is a well acclaimed poet and author in contemporary English. His poems and stories regularly appear in many literary journals and anthologies worldwide. He has six poetry collections, one short stories collection and two non-fictions to his credit. He is the recipient of the International Naji Naaman Literary Awards for 2020 and has been granted the honorary title of 'Member of Maison Naaman pour la Culture'. He holds two masters degrees, in Physics and in Management Studies.
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His website may be accessed at dilipmohapatra.com.
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Emanuele Cilenti Nefertiti "Beauty has arrived" the great Nefertiti to govern this splendid people intelligent and so beautiful a great politician with his bright face full of spirituality. It was the pride and joy of Egypt loved and praised more than Akhenaten.
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Nefertiti, lady full of every virtue gorgeous and radiant a splendid angel a Goddess dressed as a woman even the angels admired and they envied a work of art of so much beauty and ingenuity.
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"Beauty has arrived" the great Nefertiti bow to her whom the whole world loves and adores.
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Emanuele Cilenti, born in Messina, Italy, in 1981, is: poet, writer, actor, songwriter, film maker. He has published ten books: "A blade of grass that tickles the sky", "Dream journeys of my soul", "I'm just a nightmare", "Violent percussions", "Celestial whispers", "Petals of infinity", " Immortal echoes ”,“ Ink tears on the face of the heart ”,“ Help! I have two mummies in the house ”,“ That trail of light and beauty ”. As a poet and writer he has won several poetry prizes in Italy and has also received several awards and prizes also internationally. His poems have been translated into: Spanish, English, Romanian and Chinese, and are part of numerous anthologies featuring poets from all over the world. As a songwriter he has written the lyrics of two albums by as many emerging artists of the Italian music scene and collaborates with a record company in the province of Messina. As a theater actor he has been acting since 2007 with various theater companies in Messina. At the cinema he participated in five independent Sicilian films, interpreting various comic and dramatic roles. As a film maker, he made six short films entitled: "Beyond the journey", "The death of the puppets", "The molds", "A sea of meshes", "Mortal hypnosis", "7LIVES ... destroyed" and are located in own Youtube channel, this is the link: https://www.youtube.com/user/Elemento408. He collaborated as a TV actor in Mediaset (Italian national TV) in a famous television broadcast. The Silk Road Literature Anthology
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Prabhanjan K. Mishra PHARAOH'S LAMENT We walked by the Nile and talked of the Egyptian mystique, raising the dead from the womb of the pyramid, our mind sketching the hieroglyphs of joy and tears. Millennia flowed down our feet, washing the faces of Giza, the Great ones' – Pyramid and the mysterious Sphinx, Cairo boasting of its lights on the wings, Abdel el-Sisi bowing reverently.
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Raising the souls of artisans from the encrusted bones and blood on pyramid walls; and from howling echoes of the farmers and traders in its grand atrium whose pockets were pinched empty to build the titan of titans at Giza. Your radiant face was subdued wearing a sombre mask, darker than oxidized gold, clouded by gorgeous Cleopatra's The Silk Road Literature Anthology
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beleaguered stances; your visage was commiserating with the mirror in Nile "Did she, the woman with the asp for hair, the Serpent for her curves, ever play the 'femme fatale'?" "She loved opulence, power and muddy joy, a Molotov on lissom feet walking like an uncapped grenade; in her holocaust, empires sank, Nile was no match, nor the Serpent for her unsparing Sphinx-like reserve, explosive silence, deadly."
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I told you about my dung beetle childhood in my rural home, away and far from the Nile, my hours spent in following it rolling its huge dung balls backward, and uphill, of its teaching - to take up challenges. We played a game of poker, betted a wish, you lost and I wanted you to be Isis, the goddess, but you desired to be a human, Cleopatra. I knew, had I lost, Antony would be far from my reach. The Silk Road Literature Anthology
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Even if I had learnt taking challenges from dung beetles as a child, challenged to roll huge dung balls uphill and backward, I was no Atlas. Also mother was the spoiler, show stopper, calling me to lunch.
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But Pharoah was a different fish, I could take the canoe loaded with my gold and gods from womb of the pyramid along the Nile to after-life. I asked, "Would you be my Nile?" You shook your pretty head, "No, rather the Serpent". I was clueless - had we drawn even?
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Prabhanjan K. Mishra lives at Mumbai, a poet with three books of poems to his credit – Vigil (Rupa & Co. 1993), Lips of a Canyon & Litmus (Allied Publishers Pvt Ltd, 2000 and 2005 respectively). He has won two poetry prizes, and published his poems in 14 anthologies.
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His poems have been widely published. His recent poems have appeared in Our Poetry Archives (OPA), Spillwords, Literary Vibes, Kavya Bharati and others. He is a former president of the Poetry Circle, Bombay (Mumbai) and edited this poet-association’s literary journal, POIESIS, from 1990 to 1998.
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Rouba El Youssef ارفع رأسك باسم سخمت
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جئتك من مرص إلعليا جئتك من مرص إلسفىل سخمت يا سخمت ،سخمت يا سخمت باسم إآللهة نتقدم، لن يهينونا نحن إلفقرإء يا سخمت لن يمرغوإ وجوهنا زف ر إليإب وإلبول ي لن ّ يوجهوإ جزمهم ؤىل ظهورنا ز إألرضيي لن يبصقوإ ز يف وجوهنا يا سخمت يا سيدة ر أمش من قرية ؤىل قرية أرفع رؤوسهم ي إرفع رأسك باسم سخمت أنت إرفع رأسك باسم سخمت أنت إرفع رأسك وتقدم حولك إللبؤإت حولك جسدك ز يف رأسك أنا ؤلهتك إألنث ز ثدي مثل صليب قام أدحوك عىل جسدي ،أمررك بي ي ي يقوم،
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من أجل إلحق! ز إألرضيي أنا سيدة سيدة إلحرب تقدم مرةّ ، إبرم دوالب إلحرب ّ مرة وإحدة ّ صوب مدفعك نحو إلقصور يعود حوذي من إلموت تعود أنت إبن إلفقرإء مرفوع إلرأس هذه إلرؤوس ال نحنيها ،هذه إلرؤوس ال نحنيها نحنيكم أنتم وثعبانك يا سخمت لنا، ّ نلفه حول أجسادنا نلسع من يلسعنا وقرص إلشمس يدور كيفما درنا كيفما تدور نهود أمهاتنا صوب إلرب ،كيفما يدور إلرب حولنا دوروإ ،ندور ،ندور ،دوروإ! قام إلرب كما رع كل مرة تستهزئون بنا نرسل لكم سخمت حاجث إلمنكوش؟ من ي من شعري إألشعث؟ من ز ّ سث إلمكسور؟ ي إلملتوي ،إلمتسخ؟ كما قدم بدوي بدوية ؤلهتك إألرضية تناديك ُ ت رشبك من كأسها إألحمر
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نبيذها ز بي فخذيها تفتح لك إلجنة إدخلها حارب من أجلها ر حث تنال حظوتها... ز إلغث –إليوم -أن يحارب من أجل أن ينال حظوة إلفقرإء! عىل ي ال نعطيكم حظوتنا وعرش سخمت، هاتوإ إلعرش ندوس، هاتوإ إلتاج ندوس، هاتوإ أجرإس إلكنائس نقرعها ٌ لسنا ز يف حاجة أن يرإنا أحد من أجل أن نكون نحن نكون من دون أن يرإنا أحد عيون إلشامان إلسحرية ،عيون إلشامان نحن ،عيون إلشامان ر شء نرى كل ي ر ر إلث تحاوطكم ،تحاوطنا حث أروإحكم وأروإحنا ي تحيط بكم إلليلة موعدنا! ندور ز يف إلطرقات نحمل مرإيانا إليونزية نعكس إتجاه إلشمس ّ نغي دورة إلقمر ُ ن ز زيل عباءإت إلريش عن إلعروش يا بجعة يا بجعة يا بجعة ونحن ال ز نمي ز بي آدم إلمالك وإلمالك إلشيطان ً الحقا،
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ز إلتميي أساس إلخطيئة أساس إلظلم ّ نرش حىص إلكوإرتز ز بي إألزقة وإلتعويذإت ز بي إلقبور يتصاعد إلبخور من مذإبح إلقرى من جسد إلمسيح من حجر إلكنائس أنا كنيستك إدخلها! ثم أشعل شمعة لن تطفئها صاعقة رعدية ز يف كتف أغسطس ز يف متحف "سالونيك ."The saloniki نحن إلرياح ّ نوجهها إلغزالن عىل أصابعنا ّ نحركها نحو إلغابات يا غابات رومانيا أباطرتك هذه لن تحكمنا ال يا أباطرة إلرومان ال يا أباطرة إلرومان ّ ر أي إلث تفر من صدر ي تحكمنا إلغزالن ي أم كلما جاعت نعجة بيضاء عىل يد ي كلما جاع إلرب ؤىل إلثورة، ز ز إلديكتاتوريي ،أو جنية من أسطورة إلمرتفعتي فوق أعناق ؤىل يديك كورنيش Cornish تخالف إألسطورة ر حث يخلع إألطفال سلسلة إألقحوإن ر حث يتبعوها
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من دون أن يضطرها إألمر أن تختطفهم تقبل أحذيتهم ّ تمررها فوق رؤوس إلملوك فقرإء نحن فقرإء ّ ندور إلكتابة عىل أصابعنا مثل إلشمس تركع إلكتابة عىل أجسادنا تنطق أجسادنا جسدي ينطق لك كل جسدي ر ز ز إلكونيتي إلدإئرتي حث ز ر إلكوي حث إلمثلث ي ّ تقدم عىل ِشعر "هسيود" ز يف إألرياف عىل ظهور إألبقار
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أنا فوق إلقصص أنا فوق إلروإيات أنا إلشعر أهزمك إصبع إلصغي عىل صدرك ،وقتلتك! كلما مررت ي
رب اليوسف :حاصلة عىل شهادة ف فنون التواصل عن اختصاص راديو وتلفزيون ،Radio&Tvشاركت ف المجموعة القصصية (أنا أسكن ضاحية ربيوت الجنوبية) الصادرة عن دار المجمع اإلبداع ،ل بعض المشاركات ف عدد من المختارات ر و"األنطولوجيا" الشعرية ،إضافة إل مشاركات أخرى ف المجالت والمواقع اإللكيونية... أعمل عىل كتاب الشعري الخاص ،ف الوقت الحاض.
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Rahim KARIM NEFERTITI The beauty left on the stones The queen who lives on stones Many thousands of years, maybe even more, Standing with a crown on her head - alive! With beautiful eyes With a beautiful face. Although several centuries have passed, She has not lost her former beauty - beautiful. Spouses of Pharaoh Akhenaten, A cultural bust still lives today. As if she was standing alive Against the background of the Egyptian pyramids.
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She is the standard of female beauty And wisdom, eastern tenderness. She has a swan neck It looks like a model of the XXI century. Refined, elegant, pretty, As a symbol of beautiful Arab women. I'm in love with you, dear Nefertiti, I'm sending you an Asian kiss.
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Rahim Karim (Karimov) - Uzbek-Russian-Kyrgyz Soviet poet, writer, publicist, translator (b. 1960, Osh, Kyrgyzstan). Graduated from the Moscow Literary Institute. A.M. Gorky (1986, seminar of Yegor Isaev, Vladimir Milkov)). Member of the National Union of Writers of the Union of Journalists of the Kyrgyz Republic. Official representative of the International Federation of Russian-speaking Writers (LondonBudapest) in Kyrgyzstan. Co-chairman of the Literary Council of the Eurasian Peoples' Assembly (Russia). Member of the Writers' Union of Russia. Laureate of the Republican Literary Prizes named after Moldo Niyaz, Egemberdi Ermatov. Honorary Doctor of Philosophy (Morocco).
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Academician of the Turon Academy of Sciences, Uzbekistan. Laureate of the International Prize. Peter Bogdani (Brussels-Pristina). Member of the International Association of Writers (Belgium-Pristina). Laureate of the International Peace Prize. Swami Vivekananda (India).
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D. Rama Subba Lakshmi TREASURE OF EGYPT Oh Nile! Stood as silent spectator, Seen hights and downfall, Creator and destryer of country, Witness of joy and sarrow. Temples, Pyramids,Tombs on either side, Showers food, water, flowers to people, Wild with floods, gentle with heritage, Witnessing the Egyptian culture. Oh Cleopatra!
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Thirsty of power and lust, married Own brothers, Julius Caesar, Anthony, Decleared as daughter of Sun God "RA", Ended life tragically commiting suicide. Fratinity thy name is "WOMAN"
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lconic Image Body of lion, head of human, Symbol with great controversy, Far before Phythagress,based on his theory, Built Pyramids with golden yellow stone.
Culture and Traditions Men meant for war-field,women for family, Men and woman interested in make-up, Worshipped SunGod"RA",built Tombs and Pyramids Preserved great kings for ever.
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Cats were sacred ,symbol of good luck, pictorials symbolize the antient language, Gifted the world with musical instruments, Antient Egyptian Culture is the great.
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D. Rama Subba Lakshmi (10-04-1953),Andhra Pradesh, INDIA,M.A, Sahitya Ratna, Praveen, Pracharak. Worked as a teacher for 35 years and retired. Interested in Hindi, Telugu and English literature.
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Recently started writing for different platforms like :Ramayanam Vishwa Manava Vikasam,Maa Bharati Sahitya Sammelan, Manipuri, Sahitya Mitra Mandal, Jaipur, etc. ON LINE KAVYA SAMMELAN :Kavya Kaumudi International Multilingual Poets meet, Mahila Kavya Manch A. P
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Shaheena (Sarosh) Khan THY NAME IS WOMAN The existence of human beings on our beautiful Earth, Has always been viewed judged, provided by their worth. Kings, paupers, Queens, maids, royalty and commoners This wide abundant ancient Earth has people of all grades. Everyone across the strata requires the same living aids. But the privileged royalty lives by greater, higher grades. During the wealthiest period of Ancient Egyptian history The 14th Century BC, royal wife of pharaoh Akhenaten. The great Nefertiti; brought about a religious revolution. She skillfully aided the pharaoh to weed out pollution.
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Diplomatic, educated in hieroglyphs, wielded unprecedented power. Caused tremendous cultural upheaval, made certain sections sour. Elevated to the status of co-regent; equal in status to the pharaoh. She ascertained all worshipped only Aten, devoted to the marrow.
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One of the most powerful women; of human history, throughout the ages. A global icon of feminine beauty, courage and power in multiple stages. Often depicted alongside the pharaoh, in positions of power and authority. Leading worship of Aten, driving a chariot or smiting an enemy in minority. The royal sculptor Thutmose immortalized Nefertiti, crafted her bust. Awesome work of art; from antiquity; preserving her beauty was a must. With an enigmatic smile, a long neck, elegantly arched brows, High cheekbones, a slender nose, dignified, for her the Sun shines.
Nefertiti etched in stone, by unsung Egyptian workers and artists. Ironically her glory immortalized by the downtrodden and exploited.
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Image of Nefertiti wearing her distinctive tall crown with carving, Starting around the mouth, near the chin, ear and tab of the crown.
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No one sings praises of laborers and artisans from Deir elMedina. They toiled, suffered, stayed hungry, stressed, strained and died. They kept the name of Nefertiti shining, alive but they died nameless. Human history is full of acts that need correction, acts so shameless. Why only Nefertiti, there were; equally fortunate Egyptian queens: Cleopatra, Twosret, Hatshepsut, Sobekneferu and MerNeith. All bold, beautiful, powerful, all queens, legendary super humans Made immortal by the works of art of simple common poor humans. Sun rises and sets, Moon comes and goes, seasons pass on. Years roll on into centuries, great civilizations come and go.
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Food, clothing, shelter, this universal necessity never fades. No one tries to take a peek into the lives of the real heroes. I bow my head in honour of all those slender underfed human souls. I raise my hand in salutations for those who preserved royal souls. The Silk Road Literature Anthology
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Prof. Shaheena (Sarosh) Khan, An Awarded Radio Broadcaster, Academic, Media professional, Communication Expert, Writer, Poet; has more than 40 years experience. She is regularly published in prominent periodicals since 1980 in India on various topics related to Media and other social burning issues. She has two published books, one of which is her poetry collection in English: My Bouquet. She is a Media Educator honoured with many Awards by various prominent organizations. She taught Language Skills at the Oxford College for Further Education, Oxford-UK, in1984-85. Since 2003 she teaches Communication Skills and Broadcast Journalism at The Indian Institute of Mass Communication, New Delhi and other organizations. In 2017-19 she delivered a few Lecturers at Harvard Radio WHRB 95.3 FM Harvard University,Massachusetts, USA. Travelled to 19 countries; she Broadcast from BBC-UK, VOA-USA, CBCCanada. She has worked as PEx & ADP at All India Radio for 22 years and continues to broadcast.
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She is Founder & President of Parwaz-e-Shaheen Rifat Sarosh Academy, New Delhi. She has organized and conducted many literary and cultural events. Shaheena (Sarosh) Khan profshaheenakhan@gmail.com +91 9810713122 New Delhi, India. August 19,2021
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Emilio Paz ANUBIS The soul is a feather. Delicate Gentle Light as a baby's sigh. The soul comes and goes between heaven and hell. But it falls on a scale. Balance. Balance that is slim. The word of the judge is engraved on the brightest star, while the Nile feed the ghosts who grieve. There is rest, there is burial, there is a bed to sleep on.
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There is no peace.
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Mild, the soul is light, light is the soul, mild. Like a feather which it depends on the silence of Anubis.
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Punishment or forgiveness.
Emilio Paz (Lima, Peru, 1990) Professor of philosophy and religion. He has published in his country and abroad, being translated into various languages. He is the director of the Kametsa magazine in Peru and the charity recitals Las Voices del Colibrí. He is researching the relationship between education, aesthetics and poetry.
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Agathi Revithi Sun taught me how to love A poem dedicated to the history of Egypt
Taught me, Sun how to love, With the rays to embroider The joys of the day, With your warm heart Filled with dreams the tiles of my soul And never hide from my life
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Maybe your holy body, Makes me look like Queen Nefertiti For one day only, or one night, Near to Pharaoh Akhenaton, the puzzles to solve… I want the soil in Egypt, to be born again, To live the story in the first awakening of the sun On the banks of the Nile to meet the years That has passed, And to come into me like birds with strong wings, And a sweet song to whisper For all the beauty, I lost in the saddest moment And then, I want to make my grave, As, a worker of the Pyramids At a time when all the voices of the world They will celebrate peace! The Silk Road Literature Anthology
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My name is Agathi Revithi. I saw the sunlight for the first time, on 11/21/62 in Athens, Greece. I am a graduate of TEI Technological Educational Institution PIRAEUS Department of Business Administration. I worked at the Olympic Airways Force for 26 consecutive years in Wine Management and Public Relations with forced retirement in 2010.
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I have been a Radio producer for the last 7 years until June 2018 on Communication 94 fm presenting topics related to Culture (Literature, Theater, Music) with a volunteer offer and show titles "Poetry in the era of sale" "Go On" and "Volunteering - here something is happening" I was actively involved in the Volunteer Group of Heraclius, Attica for 6 years In May 2012 I excelled in the lyric competition of REAL fm entitled "Love psychopaths", my first set to music by Alexandros Chatzis and Music by Sakis Tsilikis I am a member of the Group for UNESCO Arts, Speech and Sciences of Greece since 2014 I am a member of the Pan-Hellenic Association of Music Composers & Lyricists EMSE & Autodia / Self-Management. I was for 2 years Editor-in-Chief of the portal Difernews.gr / Talk, Culture, Literary awakening with interviews and tributes while also writing articles on FiloxeniArt and MyEptanisa until February 2021. I am a member of the Hellenic Amphitheater based in Thessaloniki I participated in the poetry collection 2015 "Contemporary Greek poets 2015" of the Group for UNESCO TELE In 2016, 15 of my works were set to music abroad and are on the Cd Album POETICA in Music & Performance by Alkis Polyvios - Alexandros Chatzis. The Greek-English Choirs - Pine & Lykovrysi Participate In May 2019 I presented my 1st poetry collection The Silk Road Literature Anthology
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"Oinothira Shelter" In May 2020, my 2nd poetry collection was published "A book with clicks" I was honored in 2019 with the 2nd Prize in the 5th World Poetry Competition of the Cultural - Social body "Hellenic Amphitheater" with the theme "Our world in the theory of time" with the poem "Two leaves of myrtle" In 2020 I was honored with the First Prize of the same institution. My poem "Strange Life" was also set to music by the Singer-Composer Eleftheria Metaxas and Dimitris Boukonis I participated and still participate in anthologies of the DEEL International Society of Greek Writers & Artists. The cooperation with Tunisia as an organizer together with the International Union of Greek Writers continues. I have attended training programs in journalism and literary journalism at KEK Info data
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I am a member of the Board of LEFI friendship clubs of the Municipality of Athens I became a member of the "Zakynthian Center" in June 2021. My last creation took place on March 10, 2021 with the platform of GOOGLE portal Peakupnews.gr I have 20 years of experience working in Market Research
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Suchismita Ghoshal My Heart Speaks A Lot of Egypt
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In my eyes, the charming Egypt is far away But in my dreams, it is close to my heart Since my childhood as I've been fascinated With the bewitching history of Egyptian Civilization. My mother used to run her fingers on the lines Of my history text book where she taught me How we can visualise with our imagination power The impeccable flow of Nile River, That bewilders you with its unfailing gorgeousness The elegance of pyramids, More like the embodiment of ancient aura, Beholding the imprints of Egyptian ethnicity in their veins. The melting beauty of its people generously Carrying the captivating benignity touches my heart. I haven't given my footsteps there, But here I sit and imagine the gracefulness of languages And my feet becomes too restless to be on The way the worship their enriched culture lures me, I can hear the gazals in Arabic, chanted and perfumed the atmosphere in a more soothing way. The depth of knowledge, the inevitable glow of afternoons, the transparency of hearts, the expertisation of artistry... Each and every detailed finesse speak to me silently,
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I wish to touch the ancient monuments, proudly stand up with head held high, I wish to sense the fierce of golden desserts, secretly calling me to check them out, I wish to travel along the paths of elongated mysteries, hushing me up with manifolds of success, I wish to encircle myself in the fairytales of Cleopatra, tempting me to capture myself bewitched, with her goddess like features, I wish to be everything that requires to be stirred into the waves of divinity To get a better comprehension of Egyptian glory. My heart speaks a lot of stories, Derived from the lands of Cairo, Alexandria, Nubia and many more. Artists, poets, literateurs and educators Profoundly preach the messages of liberty and love, Then how I can be imprisoned when my soul wants to fly, fly and fly To experience the enormous notions of Egypt Written since ages from pioneers of God to storytellers.
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Author Suchismita Ghoshal hails from West Bengal, India. At the very early age of 23, she has shaped her life in a way where she cuddles with literature and devotes herself into finding peace through love, compassion, learning & community service. With an academic career in science till graduation, she is currently pursuing her masters in business administration ( MBA) from the renowned GD Goenka University in Gurgaon, Haryana. She has also completed her degree ofAdvanced Diploma in Computer Application from Jawaharlal Nehru National Youth Center, Malda branch and accomplished a short Diploma course on Media Science and Mass Communication from SMPAi Institute, Kolkata. Besides that, she is a professional writer, published author, internationally acclaimed poet, literary critic, literary influencer, content writing member for WEST BENGAL UNITED NATIONS YOUTH ASSOCIATION, INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATION OF UNITED NATIONS VOLUNTEERS & HELPING HAND INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATION, change-activist & a nature lover. With more than 620 prestigious co-authorship in various renowned national & international anthologies, renowned literary magazines, websites, webzines and eminent literary journals, she fosters to carry forward her literary career in a more prominent way. In recent days, to nurture her writing skills and spoken abilities, she has been performing in various literary platforms to voice her thoughts in front of a wide audience. Some renowned platforms she has performed are THE FIRST STEP, LAZZAT-E-ISHQ, LIKHON DIL SE, POEMS AND KAHANIYAN ( Considered to be one of the most consistent and popular platforms in New Delhi), UNMUKT OFFICIAL, THE ART LAB Plaform etc in India and PURE INK POETRY SLAM, USA, CHEYNNE WRITERS COMMUNITY, USA, VIRTUAL POETRY SHARING BY READING PUBLIC LIBRARY, PATHWAY ARTS OPEN FLOOR READINGS (USA), THE REFORM INN GROUP ( UK, IRELAND & SCOTLAND), STICK FIGURE POETRY QUARTERLY, LET'S UNMESH LIFE, JUNEETH POETRY SLAM BY BETHEL AME CHURCH, (MONTCLAIR), MINNEAPOLIS POETRY SANCTUARY'S OPEN MIC etc and many more. She has also authored 3 poetry books by the name of The Silk Road Literature Anthology
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"Fields of Sonnet", " Poetries in Quarantine" & "Emotions & Tantrums".They are available in Amazon website. Her poems have been translated into Arabic, Italian Spanish, Ukrainian & Serbian till now. She has been rewarded with some honorary positions in some prestigious global literary communities. She is the coordinator of India for "Together For Letters" (Argentina), moderator for "Poetry and Literature World Vision" and also the Representative of India in the International Art & Literary Revolutionary Movement "IMMAGINE & POESIA" , ITALY. The Art, Culture and Liberty movement of El Salvador, "Festival of El Salvador, Festival de Teatro : Somos La Resistencia" has made her a prominent part of their revolution, "We are resistance". A lot of certificates and newspaper features has accoladed her with distinctive position. She has an enormous number of accolades and highly elegant achievements entangled with her name for her indomitable willpower and excellence in hardworking. She can be contacted through her, FB : https://m.facebook.com/suchismita.ghoshal.96, Insta :https://www.instagram.com/storytellersuchismita/ Wordpress : https://creativesuchi.wordpress.com
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Website : www.suchismitaghoshal.com
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Poonam Sood THE EGYPTIAN MUMMIES The Egyptian Mummies fantasied me, ever since I was school student . Their afterlife ideologies, mummification process amazed me to no end. Only the ancient Egypt developed techniques preserving the dead bodies, respecting them as mummies first in entire world, the modern medical science made it possible later in practice.
These ancient mummies, who are little brained yet whole hearted, would be witnessed by people with bright brains and lesser hearts.
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Twenty two Royal Mummies were paraded to Cairo City recently, put in rest in the National Museum, for exhibition to general public.
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Poonam Sood is well known bilingual author for her writing in published books, various magazines and anthologies across the globe. She is also the founder chairperson of Gulzar Sahitya Simiti established 23 years ago. She is also the Vice President of international organization of women writers Mahila Kavya Manch of Ayodhya chapter. She has published a poetry collection Misfit Kavitayein and Soulmates, the English translation of Dr. Bhuvan Mahajan’s Mitr Jeevache.
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The Department of Social Welfare Department awarded first prize for National poetry competition Kavita Baishakhi held by non profit organisation Arushi supporting people with disabilities. Her poems and short stories are regularly in print and electronic media.
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Dr. Jamuna Krishnaraj The World is One! The World is one , Oh man ! The World is one , We all worship the air ,water and sun The elements without which life is none. So do i say, 'The World is one! ' In the struggle between good and the evil that of good alone will be won We do strongly believe , As the world is one! In the cycle of birth and death, The salvation of 'Ka' or 'Atman' Is our sole ambition, And so do i believe 'The world is one! '
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Be it Lord Vishnu or Horus, their eyes are said to be moon and the sun, So do i tell you 'The World is one! '
In the war of supremacy
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between falsehood and truth, That of 'Satya' or 'Maat' alone will be won As we all know 'The World is one!'
Dr. Jamuna Krishnaraj holds a double Masters (English and Hindi) and a Ph.D in HIndi. She retired from BSNL She has published eight books in Hindi including translations from Tamil.Her translated stories and Hindi articles are published all over in magazines of repute.
She was an official delegate of the Ministry of External Affairs in the 11 th International Hindi Conference held at Mauritius (2018) .She was also invited and honoured by the the Delhi Public Library of Ministry of Culture at Amritsar .(2019).
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She is a recipient of several awards for her accomplishments include Sahityendu Samman from the Education Minister (UP) in 2019, a first prize for paper presentation at ONGC, Sahitya Sadhak Samman from Akhil Bharatiya Sahitya Sadhak Manch (Bangalore), a prize for her book ‘Tamil Nadu Ke Swatantra Senani’ from Central Hindi Directorate, Anudit Kriti Samman from Tamil Nadu Hindi Sahitya Academy.
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Gioia Lomasti History of the times Enchantment that tells the future of the past It shines in the eternal light gift of Egypt and shelter of souls to rise in glory and in the peace of scratched times in decorations you protected the infinite gods of ancient fortress than of poetry to engrave words the drawing settled in memory to lay it in the sun, to see it shine with history and infinity
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Incanto che di passato racconta al futuro Risplende in luce eterna dono d'Egitto e riparo di anime per ergerne in gloria e nella pace dei tempi scalfiti in decori proteggesti gli infiniti Dei di antica fortezza che di poesia d'incider parole nella memoria si adagiò il disegno per coricarlo al sole, per vederlo brillare di storia e infinità
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Gioia Lomasti was born in Ravenna, passionate about literature as a whole since she was a child, she conquers the attention of literary criticism by participating in poetry competitions and cultural events that see her as one of the places of honor. She is the author of works in poetry and prose dedicating part of her writings to the Italian singer-songwriter. Co-founder of the site vetrinadelleemozioni.com, a space that reserves for art and music. There have been collaborations with well-known faces of Italian literature and journalism. He is a columnist for several editorial offices where he promotes writing and art at 360 degrees. The love for literature, the emotion that derives from it in each of his writings, the various awards he has achieved over time, allow the reader to enter a dimension in which Gioia Lomasti writing becomes a soul.
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Gioia Lomasti nasce a Ravenna, appassionata di letteratura nel suo insieme sin da bambina conquista l’attenzione della critica letteraria con la partecipazione a concorsi di poesia ed eventi culturali che la vedono tra i posti d'onore. È autrice di opere in poesia e prosa dedicando parte dei suoi scritti al cantautorato italiano. Co-fondatrice del sito vetrinadelleemozioni.com, spazio che riserva all'arte e alla musica. Ne sono intercorse collaborazioni con volti noti della letteratura e del panorama giornalistico italiano. È articolista per diverse redazioni dove promuove scrittura e l'arte a 360 gradi. L’amore verso la letteratura, l’emozione che ne deriva in ogni suo scritto, i vari riconoscimenti che nel tempo ha conseguito, permettono al lettore di entrare in una dimensione in cui la scrittura di Gioia Lomasti diviene anima.
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Gayatri Lakhiani Chawla The Artisan For those hands that offer a halo of blue water lilies, for those hands that sprinkle the Goddess’s throne with the blessed water of Nile, for those hands that chisel the cat Goddess Bastet on a moon-lit night, the ankh awaits those hands like the minaret of a thousand truths, opening the door to a disclosed destiny read by a bespectacled palmist, He says ‘The key is buried in the pounding heart of the first born, a pharaoh in the making’. Girl child, you carry the gift of nine afterlives under the mesh of moon and stars amid prophecies of divergent time zones. In the valley of the Kings fate has its own road plan aligning the earth’s spin with the dervish’s dance, time is mummified on your rose gold watch forever.
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Gayatri Lakhiani Chawla is an award -winning poet, translator and French teacher from Mumbai. Her poems have been published in International anthologies and journals such as 'The American Poetry Anthology’, ‘The Indian P.E.N.’, ‘Modern Poetry Translation’, ‘Her poems are featured in the anthology ‘Modern English Poetry by Younger Indians’ by Sahitya Akademi , The Kali Project, ‘Yearbook of Indian Poetry in English’. Her poem 'Anagram' won the 2013 Commendation Prize at 'The All India Poetry Competition. She is the author of two poetry collections, ‘Invisible Eye’ and ‘The Empress’. Her debut book ‘Invisible Eye’ was long listed for Cochin Lit Fest Poetry Prize 2018. ‘The Empress’ was Winner –II of the 2018 US National Poetry Contest by Ræd Leaf Foundation for Poetry & Allied Arts. ‘
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Her poem won a special mention award by Architectural Journalism and Criticism 2020. She won the Panorama Special Jury Award at the Panorama International Literary Awards 2020. Her poem was shortlisted by (APWT)Asia Pacific Writers and Translators in collaboration with Joao-Roque Literary Journal June 2020. Her poem won first prize at The New Normal Poetry competition by Poetry Paradigm, Oxford Bookstore and Exceller Books. She has won the Rahi Kadam Inspiration Award 2021.
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Sudha Dixit Cleopatra
The princess of Macedonia Was full of astonishing charm Any man strong and powerful She was able to disarm Not only a seductive beauty She, also, had a super brain It was deadly combination, her Ambition she could not restrain She came to an enchanting, Quaint, exotic, Egyptian land Of an outlandish beauty, with Allure of the sea and sand
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She needed men in power, whom She exploited and seduced Her persona captivated them When she was introduced Thus, she allured mighty Caesar Who treated her as a goddess Later, she married Mark Antony
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Came back to Egypt as Empress Throughout a roller-coaster life, She kept struggling for power She preferred death by venom To bending down and cower Courting, ‘strange and terrible events’ Shunned and discarded soft ‘comfort’ She was a leader and conqueror Intense lover and a super consort
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With mystery and enigma Girdled by aura of magic Such splendid, glorious woman’s Death, alas, was so tragic
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Sudha Dixit, was born on July 9, 1944. And bought up in UP. Presently settled in Bangalore.. She is doing what she always wanted to do painting landscapes and portraits & writing poetry / articles on net and various magazines, including print media. She has one book of ghazals and a book of Hindi poems printed in Devanagari script and two books – collections of her English poems: “Lone Wanderer” and “Sparks Under the Ashes”. Many of her English poems have been published in around 70 anthologies. She has been included in six coffee table books published by Pictorial Society of India. Her Hindi poems and articles are widely published and won acclaim.
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She looks at nature with myopic eyes & paint it wearing tinted glasses, with poetry in her heart. Poetry just happens. It acts as catharsis in her life, removing the toxin from her heart in the form of words on paper. It’s therapeutic. This high spiritedness reveals itself in both, her poems & paintings.
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Anita Pešid THE BEAUTY IS GONE Every morning when the young sun shone over the Sahara and a golden blanket covered the city of Cairo, she - wife, mother and queen, was inhaling power dignified and blessed.
Mysterious and powerful, oh yes! She was and always will be. She took with her many answers and secrets so that future generations will have to seek the truth. She is a global icon of female beauty, the most beautiful woman who lived on Earth… She is Nefertiti.
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She was energetic, capable and caring, dedicated but yet, so elusive. She was a ruler, strong and majestic, but above all... she was gorgeous like a fragrant flower.
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ANITA PEŠID was born in Niš, Serbia on 8th April in 1987. Anita developed her talent for writing from an early age. So far, she has published four books for children of different ages: "The colors of my soul" "Garden of the Imagination" "Flight to the World" “Sunshine and the seven sorceresses” She is a teacher, specialized in drama art and honorable member of the “Association of the best teachers ANN EX YU” in the former Yugoslavia. Anita’s writings are represented in numerous national and international anthologies, as well as in magazines and newspapers for children and adults. She is the winner of many accolades and awards in Serbia and beyond. Her poems have been translated into English, Macedonian, Bulgarian and Romani language. Anita is an artist who makes unique toys for children, based on children’s drawings and photos. She is writing blogs about education and organizes creative competitions and workshops with children such as: making puppets and drama art classes. Anita is also writing and composing songs for a puppet theater shows, and she draws illustrations for books too.
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In her free time, Anita likes to express herself through photography and painting. Her motto is “Find out what makes you happy and then inspire others by doing what you love.”
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Alicia Minjarez Ramírez NEFERTARI... LADY OF ABU SIMBEL From the land of acacia and sycamore trees The essence of the fig tree sings on the cornices. In the distance, the royal palace of Pi- Ramses Consecrates lakes, orchards and canals. Nefertari dances in the moonlight, The snowy tunic floods – dry the air With polyphonic fragrances: Pomegranate, apple, fig and olive. Jasmine and lotus flower Hang from her lips, While the night zephyr Blooms from her hands.
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The queen of Egypt glides, Knows the secrets of death and life, Beyond words printed On papyri by scribes And fecund herbal inks. Does her gaze invite death? Her beautiful silhouette illuminates The night pregnant with stars, Suffocates the embrace and escapes
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In subtle undulation, Perceiving from the shore Shining black hair Falling in waterfalls Of evocations and hopes, Until the music thins and mute. Radiant like a goddess emerging From the crack at the bottom of silence, Suspends and exempts bluish constellations. Among jasmines, poppies, chrysanthemums, lilies and tuberose, Nefertari seduces loneliness. © ALICIA MINJAREZ RAMÍREZ, MEXICO.
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Alicia Minjarez Ramírez: Poetess, Translator, Singer, University Professor, Radio and T.V. Broadcaster. She is an internationally renowned Mexican poetess and author who has won numerous awards including: The Latin American Prize for Culture Arcelia Yañiz Vda. de Gutiérrez, granted by the Latin American Academy of Modern Literature and the Academic Society of Historians, Mexico 2021. Mother Teresa International Global Peace Award, India, 2021. Itinerant Ambassador granted by the Latin American Confederation of Writers, Artists and Poets of the World, Argentina, 2021. The Golden Feather Award granted by The International Cultural Forum for Humanity and Creativity, Syria 2021. Peace Ambassador - Heroes of White Wings by the Alliance Morocco Mexico For Culture, Arts, Humanity and Peace (I.F.C.H. Morocco and A Thousand Minds for Mexico), Mexico – Morocco 2021. The Silk Road Literature Anthology
Honorary Doctorate granted by the International Forum of Creativity and Humanity Morocco and A Thousand Minds for Mexico Association, November 2020. The Prize for Cultural Excellence 2020, awarded by the government of Peru. The Nobel Laureate Kobi Rabindranath Tagore Award, India 2019. The Excellence Prize in the World Poetry Championship Romania, 2019. Literary Prize of unpublished poetry "Tra le Parole e L'infinito", 20th edition, Italy, 2019. Honorary Doctorate granted by International Forum of Creativity and Humanity I.F.C.H 2019, based in Morocco. Awarded with the EASAL medal by the European Academy of Sciences and Letters, Paris, France 2018. Awarded "Pride of the Globe" WNWU, Kazakhstan 2018. Honorable Mention in the category: Foreign Poetry, of the International Prize Poseidonia Paestrum, Edition XXIV, Italy 2018. Awarded "Universal Inspirational Poet", Pentasi B. World, India 2017; Winner of a special mention and a medal in the International Poetry Prize NOSSIDE Italy 2015, recognized by UNESCO. Awarded with the IWA BOGDANI Albania Award, 2016. Awarded with a Third Place category French Poetry in the International Poetry Prize "Sous les traces de Léopold Sédar Senghor" Milan, Italy, 2016 recognized by UN and UNESCO. Winner of a mention in the International NOSSIDE Poetry Prize, Italy 2016. Awarded "Universal Inspirational Poet" Pentasi B. World, Africa, Ghana 2016, among others. She is member of advisory committee of exquisite Teacher Training Plan of National Changua University of Education, Taiwan. Author, co-author and translator of 17 International Poetry Books. Her Book: “Moon Chant” in bilingual version, was recognized as Hispanic Cultural Heritage and it is in the Library of the Congress of the United States. Her poems have been translated in 20 languages and published in more than 300 anthologies, magazines and newspapers around the world. She speaks: French, English, Italian and Spanish.
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Dr. Aniamma Joseph (Kuriakose) Cleopatra, the Queen Nonpareil Hail! Queen Cleopatra nonpareil; A legend you are! A paragon of beauty and charm, Bewitching and ingenious! You were “Kleopatra”—the glory of your doting “pater.” Able a woman, another Great Macedonian, Who conquered many a heart, Unlike the countries as the other did. Caesar, Antony and others were valiant, But their hearts missed beats only for you; Vivacious with vagaries of moods, But with perennial charisma! Wise in counsel; the only Ptolemic ruler Well-versed in the Egyptian language:
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Art, craft, sculpture, and all flourished, When you reigned supreme as the Queen The last Queen of Egypt, But the last to fade from our hearts!
No wonder, the Bard of Avon did proclaim,
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“Age cannot wither her, nor custom stale Her infinite variety.” Brave you were, both in life and death; Unparalleled, unmatched beauty you are! You live forever in the annals of history To make it ‘her’ –your--story!
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Prof.Dr.Aniamma Kuriakose(Joseph) M.A., MPhil, PhD & MBA Former Reader and H.O.D. of the Department of English at Bishop Kurialacherry College for Women, Amalagiri, Kottayam, Kerala. Dr.Aniamma Joseph is a bi-lingual writer, writing short stories, novels, plays, poems, articles, etc. in Malayalam(regional language) and English; Author of 7 books. Also a translator in both the languages. Won a prestigious award for her first novel in 1985. Founder President of Aksharasthree: The Literary Woman, an association for women writers in Malayalam and English. Mail id: anniejoseph10@yahoo.com aniammma10@gmail.com Phone: +91 9495684749
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Bozena Helena Mazur-Nowak Hathor O Hathor, who was born of the God's Re tears while he opened his eyes in a lotus flower, before he gave up chaos and created the world. You, the tear of God turned into a beautiful woman, who delighted the God Re himself, so, he called you the Gold of the Gods. When an angry Seth, blinded Price Horus, you restored his sight and happily married him. You, the incarnation of the Great Mother, Godhead, and Protector of Humanity look graciously at the people again, show them the right way and punish the unworthy. You have always been the Eye of Horus and the Lady of Heaven the world needs your help and care take erring people into your embrace of love.
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Oh, Hathor, come back to us, the world needs you so much.
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Bozena Helena Mazur-Nowak is a Pole since 2004 lives in the UK. She has published eight volumes of poetry: four in Polish and four in English. She also writes prose and released two novels and a few short story collections. Her work may be found in more than 100 worldwide anthologies and magazines. Winner of many poetry competitions. Proud holder of many diplomas, awards, and distinctions including Doctor Honoris Causa for a Woman of Peace from International Forum of Creativity and Humanity established in the Kingdom of Morocco and A thousand minds for Mexico Association.
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She is also a translator to fellow poets, translates from and into English. Her poetry was translated into more than 20 languages.
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Arindam Roy A Pyramid Builder from the Land of the Dead I am one of the servants, a nameless, faceless man, a cog in the wheel of history and time. I am an Egyptian pyramid builder, I speak from the land of the dead.
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I, like many toiled and sweated to quench the hunger and thirst of our families. My clan stayed behind the wall of the crow – that demarcated the living-corpses, us, from the dead-immortals, the Pharaohs. Doomed to serve in life and death, we seldom rested, we slogged, long hours, for our masters and mistresses, the Kings and the Queens.
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My forebears were servants of Queen Merneith. each of them was sacrificed after her death to serve her in the afterlife. They were sacrificed for many other Kings and Queens too.
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We were told that they were blessed to stay with Queen Merneith, after her death, in the pyramid built for the Royalty. If life was cruel, death was harsher for a servant was blessed rather cursed for eternity. Behind the wall of the crow we farmed grains baked breads and brew beer. Some of us wove clothes built boats made footwears. Others fished or wove baskets. The Silk Road Literature Anthology
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Outside the wall of the crow, thousands among us quarried and hauled stones huge boulders of limestone and granite. Countless others chiselled, cut, and polished these, while many others, the skilled masons, bound these boulders one atop another to reach the sky.
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We sweated and toiled till the pinnacles of pyramids rose from the earth proud and tall to shimmer and shine in the rays of Ra, the noon-day sun, the powerful Sun God. He ruled all parts of the created world. Ra, the powerful God of the Sun, Order, The Silk Road Literature Anthology
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Kings and the Sky. I speak from the land of the dead, I speak for myself And my forefathers. Ra shone differently for the Egyptian Pharaohs, the Kings and the Queens, and us, the toiling masses.
Will the Blue Nile and the White Nile ever cool us?
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The noon-day Sun kept them warm, while He scorched us dead and alive. We burnt and burnt for thousands of years, our muscles and sinews burnt, our mummified flesh burnt, our bones burnt – like a woodfire in an oven.
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Arindam Roy, publisher, editor, author, poet, translator, a teacher of Mass Comm and Creative Writing, has 40-year experience in various newsrooms. Festival Director of Kavya Kumbh, a mega International Multilingual Poetry Fest, he is the Founder and Editor-inChief, Different Truths. He was the Managing Editor of a reputed Gurgaon- based Citizen Journalist portal and has held senior positions in several publications. He has launched several publications, newspaper supplements and headed an event management company, Think Tank, in the mid1980s. He handheld several journalists, young authors and poets. He participated at various seminars, symposia, poetry meets and webinars as chief guest, keynote speaker and has delivered presidential addresses.
Postal address: Arindam Roy, C-503, Block-II, Lotus Apartments, 49/39, Tashkant Marg, Near Methodist Church, Prayagraj – 211 001 Mobile: +91 97943 02828 (primary)/+91 97933 02828 (secondary) Email ID: arindamroy2000@gmail.com
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He has contributed 13 chapters to various publications, of these, seven chapters were published in two Coffee Table Books, published by the Times Group. He is a co-author of anovel, Rivers Run Back, which was launched at the American Centre, New Delhi, in2015. His writing partner is a well-known American novelist, Joyce Yarrow. He lives in Prayagraj (Allahabad) and Bangalore.
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Swapna Behera The Ardent zone of the Pyramid Complex The kings, queens and the concubines in the chambers of documents History hibernates in the opulent time zone Emotional charcoal lines sketch names on the euphonious walls
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The dice rolls; Descending snakes or ascending ladder Grins of a looser or splattering smiles Somewhere the seventh note always becomes the seventh wonders The tunnel of the third eye opens in the emancipation The roller coaster moves fast Goes on the swim or sail Currency escapes as conspiracy love or beauty toxicates Blood gets thinner than water A new planet rotates The straight spine twists to be the wheel of the workers Logics become logistics in the largest corridors Slumbering smiles of the workers
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dreams for a savour banquets in the cemeteries of this Pyramid complex Dixon Relics in the subterranean burial chamber The count down starts For the ardent liberation Somewhere, here or there....
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Swapna Behera is a trilingual contemporary poet, author, translator and editor from Odisha, India . . Her stories, poems and articles are widely published in National and International journals, and ezines, and are translated into different national and International languages. She has penned six books of different genres including one children's literature on Environment . She is the recipient of the Prestigious International Mother Language UGADI AWARD WINNER 2019, honoured from Gujurat Sahitya Akademi Award,Telengana Sahitya Akademi Award , Prestigious International Poesis Award of Honor at the 2nd Bharat Award for Literature as Jury in 2015, The Enchanting Muse Award in India World Poetree Festival 2017, World Icon of Peace Award in 2017, and the Pentasi B World Fellow Poet in 2017.She is the recipient of the Prolific Poetess Award ,The Sahitya Shiromani Award,ATAL BIHARI BAJPAYEE AWARD2018,AmbassadorDeLiterature Award2018 ,Global Literature Guardian Award ,International Life Time Achievement Award .She has received the Honoured Poet of India from the Seychelles Government accredited Literary Society LLSF and from Algeria,Morocco,Kajhakhstan etc.
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Her one poem A NIGHT IN THE REFUGEE CAMP is translated into 65 languages .and an official member of World Nation’s Writers Union Kazakhstan2018 ,the Executive National President of -India of Union Hispanomundial De Escritores (UHE),Peru ,the Chief Admn for India and SAARC countries of Motivational Strips , the Cultural Ambassador for India and south Asia of Inner Child Press U.S.She is the life member of Odisha Environmental Society ,a peace activist ....whose motto is Listen to the tears ...and Save Mother Earth for every child
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Tu Miao-yi The nipple of history - Cleopatra It's unfortunate to be a famous woman It is unfortunate to be remembered by peoples Always dressed neatly and gorgeously Always keep herself beautiful and fresh Like a koi fish in the water Actually, I'm already decayed The world is ridiculous Decay has become immortal Femme turned into an actress On the dying edge of the Kingdom of Macedonia Woman was forced to save the country with her body What do you think of it?
The history of woman was floating on the Nile River.
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If you believe the history undoubtely Just come to me I am as small as a comma in the history Everything is so ironic Like my big breasts The most attractive part is my nipples Don’t you look at them by crazy eyes?
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Tu Miao-yi 凃妙沂(Taiwan) Miao-Yi Tu (b.1961) is a poet, novelist , editor, and treanslator in Tainan,Taiwan. She is a board member of “ the Battlefront of Taiwanese Literaturet” She is the CEO of the Taiwan International Literature Institue.. She was an editor of Arts of Taiwan Daily and Taiwan Times(1989-1996).She was senior editor of Taiwan and Morning Star publishing house. She has been awarded in poetry with Na-Ying Literary Award,Tainan County(2003).Taipei Literary Award(2005),Yen Women Poetry Award(2006),Tayouan Literary Award(2007),Lin Rung-san Literary Award(2007), etc. She won “ Wu Cho Liu Shot Story Award”(2011). Her famous prose book ” The Land as always a Garden”( 土地依然是花園)got the Literary Award of Tainan City .( 2007). She won the Kathak Literary Award 2018 in Bangladesh. Her Taiwanese poetry book “You Come into My Forlorn Thoughts”(心悶)published in 2016. Her Madarin/English bilingual poetry book “腳的覺醒 The Epiphany of Feet” published in 2018.Her short story collection book “ The Black Gost (烏鬼記)published in 2019.Her novel writing plan “The Moon of Siraya” received the writing grant of The National Culture and Art Foundation(2017) She attended the International Poetry Festival in Chile(2014),Taiwan(2015.2016).Boliva(2017),Bangladesh(2018),Colom bia and Ecaudor(2019). Her poems translated in English,Spanish,Bangeli,Arbia,Polish,Olia,Arbania,Italy, Macedonian,Turkey. Her short stories translated in English and Spanish and will publish in 2021.
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Shakhawat Tipu Sign of Sleep Crossed the sphere puzzle into the harmony sea The pearl is shining like a mystery much deeper. Centuries later, many eyes are asleep eternal shore, Life inside the ancient oyster, like golden marbles. Who’s startled, as if, suddenly in the dream house? Think, life is not a coin, like dances, and like symbols. Walk around with the soul in trigonometry to love, Death seems to have come true in the letters of history.
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Sleep also has a history; it is the sign of the soul; Where your symbolic footprint is, beautiful remains!
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Shakhawat Tipu born in 1971, lives in Dhaka. He is a distinguished poet, essayist and editor from Bangladesh. A prominent figure of the new Bengali poetic movement, Tipu established himself as a leading poet of his generation. His poems have been translated in Greek, Spanish, Italian, Serbian, Slovenian and English. He has published two Haiku collections and seven titles of poems and a book on a famous Bengali sculptor Novera Ahmed and her works. Tipu edited Jatiya Shahittya (2008), a magazine of linguistics and philosophy and Charalnama (2011), a collection of street people's interviews with a subaltern dictionary.
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His poems appeared in many magazines and anthologies around the world. He is an editor at Tarka Bangla [A Popular Bangla Literary Journal: tarkabangla.com].
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Jadranka Tarle Bojovid Cleopatra and the snake are allies
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Cleopatra enters proudly Cleopatra conquers by the appearance Her power is obvious She is an all-time woman Life repeats itself Life is learned Cleopatra is also a victor in death Cleopatra enters proudly Cleopatra and the snake are allies The men were defeated The men kneel Cleopatra lies in beauty united with the death Cleopatra and the snake are allies.
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Jadranka Tarle Bojovid was born in 1957 in Sinj,Croatia. She has published eleven prose and poetry books: Stories from the Subconscious, Spring of love, Time When Masks Fell, Night of the Pink Horizon, Lost Street, Songs of a Jazz Singer, Ivory Castle, Fairy Tale in the Street of Shadows, Cappuccino and Gloves, Train is Late,Isn't it?,Fear Reigns,so What?. The novel Time When Masks Fell was noticed at Zagreb's t-portal competition for the best novel published in 2009.In 2012.,she participated in the World Poetry Marathon in Sarajevo.Songs of a Jazz Singer were declared the best book published by the Croatian Cultural Center in Rijeka in 2013. At the Miloš Crnjanski competition in Vienna,in which participated poets from 345 countries,her poem was among the nine best ones. She has participated in international poetry festivals,and her work has been included in international anthologies. A number of her poems have been translated into foreign languages and published in international journala (China and Cuba) and foreign antologies (Serbia,Bosnia nad Herzegovina,Montenegro,Italy nad Tunisia).
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She received an award from the partner organization Werbumlandiart-Galatone from Italy for the first place for contemporary literary creation at the International manifestation of Roma poetry Ashunen Romalen-Listen people. She received a unique literary award in the contemporary literary competition at the International Festival of Roma prose and poetry Jatagan mala.
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Mahua Sen Cleopatra Personification of beauty, queen of Egypt! The divine Ptolemaic ruler nobody could decrypt ! Amphora of wine were her hazel eyes! Magnetic like the Bermuda was her intriguing guise! Nagging love visited her on the wings of dawn ! Happiness was the dress she wore in the colour fawn. For buoyant moments tickled her dozing spots . Hope soared into the sky making striated dots. Her thoughts rested on littoral shadow in lavender guise. Residual of the day glided like kohl in her mystical eyes. The burgeoning crimson nudged the filigree of the dawn. Pandiculating sun grinned and her blues were gone.
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For Mark Antony came into her life like a melody! Her heartbeat quivered like a relaxing rhapsody ! Soaked in Passion , she welcomed Eros.* Flaunted scandalous affair like gold in the dross.
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Alas! her Love lost his life, devious destiny! Her heart bled, with Life she erupted a mutiny ! She deliberately got bitten by asp in the neck! An era came to an end, in time’s speck!!
* Eros : Greek God of Love and Passion
Mahua Sen is a Poet based out of Hyderabad. She has authored a poetry anthology named ‘Insight’ under the flagship of Authorspress. Mahua has also edited and compiled a book named ‘Flock, the Journey’, published by Raindrops, which found place in Amazon bestseller list. Her poems and stories find place in many international and national anthologies, journals and newspapers.
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She is a recipient of Grand Queen’s Leadership Award 2021, She is the recipient of the ‘Distinguished Poet’ Award in the 10th Rabindranath Tagore International Poetry Award-2021. She is a recipient of the ‘Poesis Award for Excellence in Literature’ in 7th Bharat Award-2021, the ‘Wordsmith Award’ by Asian Literary Society -2020. Mahua was also among the top 3 winners at the Women Power and Summit Award 2021 at Bombay Stock Exchange and a recipient of Women Excellence Achievement Award, apart from many other awards. She is presently working with BEO ( Bull’s Eye Outsourcing) as the Regional Director, South.
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Xanthi Hondrou-Hill Legacy
Remembering the Myths... in the footsteps of heroes, knights and kings, who became Gods among the stars in the skies. Growing up with the legends and lies in lost towns and forgotten treasures from ancient battlefields to long concering routes at the crossroads of civilizations, at the brink of immortality the underworld lost the dance of resuraction the spark of returning to the light.
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Doesn’t know anymore how to gather and call the souls to cross the river to step into the sunlight and shake the dust of their faces to unite with the living and to meet the God of the Sun.
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The secret dance
I have seen the dance which went missing... I heard the drum at sunrise, the flute of Anubis, the call to rise! I saw them shaking the dust of their armor ready to gather, for the dance, the secret dance for redemtion for resuraction,
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I saw them crossing the river holding the swords up side down waving the tassels in the wind the tassels, which bring back the bloodlines, which makes the hearts beat faster and brings tears in their eyes. Their steps in rhythms of heartbeats a ritual of major importance at crossings of street corners stopping all normal trafic bringing back the ancient soul from the underworld dancing till dusk in heat and and snow, in rain and storms The Silk Road Literature Anthology
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till they can reunite with loved ones The dead and alife together for one day, till the night falls.
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The past und the future in the here and now in the feast of a little town, which doesn’t even know that this is the way to keep the legacy alife of which they sing the songs.
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Xanthi Hondrou-Hill studied German Literature and Linguistics at the University of Stuttgart, Journalism at the University of Hohenheim and Public Relations Management at Klett-WBS, in Stuttgart. She has worked as a multi-lingual teacher, journalist, public relations manager and translator for poetry. She has lived in Greece, Germany, Holland and Great Britain, and speaks several languages. Currently she is living in Naoussa, in North Greece. She is currently working as public relations consultant for a European Art Platform. She has organised in the past years many poetry events, in cooperation with the local municipality and the archaeological secretary of the Prefecture of Imathias. In Germany she worked as Public Relations Manager for the Greek General Consulate in Stuttgart, designing, organising and executing multi level campaign to improve the Greek fame in Germany.
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Her poems have been published in the University Newspaper of Stuttgart and in big newspapers like Stuttgarter Zeitung. Additionally she participated in anthologies in cooperation with the Greek Society of Writers in Germany, "Gute Reise meine Augen" and the yearly anthology of the House of Writers in Stuttgart, "Almanac". Poems of her are in THE POET, in OPA, in THE AsiaN and Anthologies of the Silk Road Anthology and in print and digital media in Greece like Faretra, Alli Apopsi, APIKO and e-didaskalia.blogspot.com. She has recently won the Golden Prize in the Chinese Poetry Competition.
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Sheena Kaimal N. MUMMY SPEAKS In my trance I saw a group of priests Devout and attentive, Meticulous in details, Elaborate in rites. They are preparing a body For after life. A voice deep Rang in my ears, “I will resurrect, my child, I will resurrect.”
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Like a phoenix, It rose high, And fluttered its wings Towards the kingdom of heaven.
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Sheena Kaimal N. is Assistant Professor and Head of the Department of English at Sree Sankara Vidyapeetom College, Valayanchirangara. She started her teaching career as Guest Faculty in English at Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit, Kalady in January 2003.
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It was in February 2005 that she joined SSV College as a Permanent Faculty member. Writing is a passion for her and she started writing and publishing poems and stories from her school days. She loves to read, dance, do embroidery and craft work. An eminent academician, she enjoys teaching and research. She considers students as her source of energy and strength. She stays with her husband and daughter.
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Niharika Chibber Joe The Beautiful Woman Has Come* That unreachable mantle in my grandparents’ home Sat adorned with meticulously curated artifacts from military travels.
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An elegant English clock Grandmother wound every Sunday as two German swans gracefully crystalline stood silent sentinels to time. I could look I was told but they would break if I touched them. Yet, that alluring statue from Misr cheekbones high and mighty her gaze astute her acuity pure her crown perched high her majesty unquestioned.
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When I climbed up to her my little hands knew she had never broken and would never break.
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She was not just the consort of the pharaoh. She was his equal in her stature as the divine queen. The reigning monarch seated unwaveringly on lotus and papyrus her rightful place binding together Lower and Upper Egypt. A religious revolutionary She had worshipped But one God – Aten My mother had explained.
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My grandparents are long gone And the mantle is laced with dust. The clock ticked its last tock many moons ago. It now sits in catatonic silence as the remaining swan wonders why he lost his head. But one head still holds itself high. Beyond the Valley of the Kings. On Grandma’s mantle one head stands proud like it has for millennia. One perfectly formed head remains the critical element in the divine triad with the catatonic clock and the headless swan. The Silk Road Literature Anthology
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That majestic head unbroken, unshaken unapologetically female reminds me to keep that steel strong in my spine. That head has a name She has always had a name. O’Nefertiti! Thank you for bearing witness to my childhood.
*Nefertiti, it is believed, means “The Beautiful Woman Has Come.”
Niharika Chibber Joe is a prize-winning poet, and short story writer. Her poems have appeared in several international poetry anthologies. She is a senior official in the United States civil service, and is a bridgebuilder, social justice and climate warrior.
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Niharika holds an M.A. in International Relations from the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) in Washington, D.C. and an M.A. and B.A. in Japanese Language and Literature from the Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi.
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Dr. Debaprasanna Biswas Niles- The Ganges of Egypt
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Niles- The Ganges of Egypt The Ganges - Niles of India Longest the river - oldest the civilisation. Egypt the ancient base of culture, religion, agriculture. So to India the ancient base of culture, religion, agriculture. Why the similarity It is due to fertile land on the valley of rivers. Both countries have bagged in the mediaeval age. Taj Mahal created by Emperor. Pyramids were done by Pharaos. In past, Egyptians believed The Pharaohs are the mediators Between God and People. This prejudices were followed by Indians also. They thought Brahmins are the mediators between God and people. In Egypt people might be recognised as the land of Pharaohs. India, the land of sages. The sun was the God Either in Vedic age or in age of Akhenaten.
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Dr. Biswas (1948) is an Indian Bengali poet. He is also bilingual author, translator. He is a Retd. Associate Professor of Mathematics in India and Professor, Faculty of Science, Lincoln University, Malaysia. He is a member of different national and international literary groups. His poems are published at home and abroad and associated with different anthologies. He is awarded 'Best Writer of the year 2019' by 'Bangabhumi Sahitya Parshad' an esteemed literary group in Dhaka, Bangladesh. He is different 'title' awardee in West Bengal, India. His creation is mainly on social life.
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He is a believer of humanity and universal brotherhood. His poems are translated in Odisi, Persian, Marath, Please, Indonatian and in English language.
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Chanchal Sarin ENCHANTIC EGYPT Along the river Nile, the black mud soil Washed by the water of Nile, All along the soil fertile Here lived the ancient Egyptians Thriving on healthy crop Happy and blessed every drop Hot Sandy land of Egypt Home of mystic pharaohs Tutankhamen the most famous king Sickly son of pharaoh Akhenaten Married to his half-sister queen Ankhesenamun
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Ascended the throne at age nine Died at age nineteen, Buried in a lavish tomb, filled with gold artefacts In valley of the Pharaohs Queen Cleopatra, the obsession’s Goddess Beauty and the intellect together Ruled Egypt as coregent with her father Then two younger brothers and lastly her own son Enjoying three decades of being the lady ruler Her military alliance
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Also the romantic liaisons with the Roman leaders Mark Antony and the Julius Caesar Caesar too old for her, Mark Antony too young Her exotic beauty and powers of seduction Earned her an enduring place in history Under her the kingdom fell to the Romans Another ancient Egyptian Pharaoh The tenth ruler of eighteenth Dynasty The most hated king Akhenaten Weirdly shaped man, with form quite feminine Fathered half dozen children, including King Tutankhamen
Ramesses II, the great third Pharaoh of nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt Powerful and the greatest Built many monuments, sired many children Reigned sixty six years, died at ninety The great, most celebrated Pharaoh of that time
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Nefertiti the queen of eighteenth Dynasty The great Royal wife of Pharaoh Akhenaten The couple worshiped God Aten, the Sun God Her reign was a cultural upheaval Her beautiful painted sandstone bust The global icon of feminine beauty and power The most powerful women, ever reigned over Egypt
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Queen Hatshepsut, wife of pharaoh Thutmose II The fifth Pharaoh of eighteenth dynasty of Egypt Built temples and monuments The memorial temple at Deir el-Bahri her greatest achievement Land of Pyramids Mummies and tombs Biographies inscribed on the inside tombs Many Pharaohs are entombed Afterlife the Egyptians believed in, so the dead mummified Buried along with possessions The tombs speak of ancient civilisation The valley of enchanting Egyptians
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First produced by China The silk from cocoon of silk worm Traded through Silk Road A network of overland camel caravans Connecting China to the Middle East Rome Persia Egypt and Greece The material gave its name to the network of roads The silk route Silk Road and Egypt, made for each other The relationship existing for centuries This is the story of an ancient civilisation Magical and mystic Egypt, along the river Nile The river cool and calm I must come one day to see this land of Pharaohs The storehouse of history The Silk Road Literature Anthology
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Poetry written by Ramesses to his wife Inscribed on the walls of her burial chamber The treasure on earth, the enchanting world. Chanchal Sarin Copyright
Dr Chanchal Sarin, Ph.D. (Genetics), retired as Associate Professor from University of Delhi. She worked at AIIMS, New Delhi during her sabbatical in 1984-86. Dr. Sarin has authored seven books on Genetics and Biology, besides several articles on research and popular science. She has contributed her poems to many journals and poetry anthologies. In last one year (2020-2021) her thirty nine poems were published in various National and International anthologies, with another ten in the pipeline for publication Chanchal had been actively involved in various scientific and welfare organisations for promoting welfare of women and children. She was the Convener of the Women and Science Cell of Indian Science Congress Association.
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During her teaching career she always endeavoured to create interest among students and young generations to serve the community to eliminate ignorance and increase scientific temperament. She and her husband are settled in Gurgaon, near Delhi. Her two children, a daughter and a son, are both medical doctors settled in U.K.
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Pankhuri Sinha The Call from the Pyramids Who hasn’t heard that call From the pyramids? An ancient glory beckoning across Ages and walls? Of people slowly unbalming Unwrapping themselves To speak in the voices of the great sphinx Looking endlessly at the desert Talking of a river valley civilization That mesmerized the world with its finesse!
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The Nile still epitomizes blue Its waves still host the finest cruise Egyptian magic beautifully blends the old With the new! The face of a pharaoh Calmly smiles over all upheavals Political or otherwise! Religion plays diplomacy And democracy takes up guns! Never wanes the smile of the pharaoh! Never ceases the flow of the Nile! A ship blocked the Suez once But budge it did and the traffic resumed!
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A critical vein connecting the world The Arab top of beautiful Africa Egypt gave a new turn to the Arab Spring ! The brotherhood came and left Overthrown, the country is still doing justice! Blood always leaves stains Trapping the innocent Both as culprits and victims ! Revolutions take a toll ! Indeed, this mythical land nearly Has gone through a revolution! The call for reform loud and clear Rang in the market against corruption Nepotism, bad bureaucracy!
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The nation emerged from a long turmoil Deep soul searching, victorious, righteous! Soul cleansed with introspection ! Body remodelled ! Brighter shine the pyramids ! The sand has a sweeter hue of honey and gold ! Crystal beaches lined with dates and palms call out! Who hasn't heard that call from the land of Cleopatra?
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Pankhuri Sinha: Bilingual poet and story writer from India. Two poetry collections published in English, two story collections published in Hindi, five poetry collections published in Hindi, and many more are lined up. Has been published in many journals, anthologies, home and abroad. Has won many prestigious, national-international awards, including the Seemapuri Times Rajeev Gandhi Excellence award, awards in Chekhov festival in Yalta and in Premio Besio Poetry competition in Italy, Sahitto award in Bangladesh, and Premio Galateo in Italy for poetry in mother tongue.
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Also, awarded by Albania, Nigeria, Romania among others. Has been translated in over twenty five languages.
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Sarita Tripathi Inspirational Egyptian pyramids
Inspirational Egyptian pyramids Attract tourists scientists Egyptian civilization focus King and God's First pyramid Djoser Stairway to heaven Dahshur pyramids came Resembles sun ray's
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Largest Giza pyramid World's seven wonder
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Sarita Tripathi is born in Padari village of Basti district of Uttar Pradesh state of India. She is researcher and co-authored 24 research publications in different international journal. Although she is working in science but loves to write poems. Her main language of poem is Hindi but sometimes she chooses English language too. She has coauthored poem in Chand-Sikke, Corona Kaa, abhinav hastakshar and shajar ke chhav tale.
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Also poems in international English antology titled Musings of a Pandemic and I Can't Breathe. She published her poem on different online platforms and recognized with more than 60 certificates. She travels a lot to see the historical places within the country. She loves to explore nature and express her thoughts on nature. Contact Details Sarita Tripathi Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
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Gulnar Raheem Khan THE DEATH BED REPENTANCE OF THE FALLEN PHARAOH! “I belong to the blessed who believe In the only God, the Lord of the two worlds! I am of those who submit!” My throat lets out these words, in the throes of my death, Even as my body’s getting ripped to pieces by the swirls.
A vulture and a fierce cobra sitting on my double crown, Hung with lappets of glittering gold, befitting a mighty firaun, I strutted the world, and called myself a god, self-declared! Cold blooded slaughter of innocent boys, I ordered! “Did no prophet come to admonish you?” Alas, he did; But I despised him, and called him a sorcerer who lied!
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Chest puffed up with unbridled hatred and pride, I chased the children of Israel down the sea, with a spite; When, Death ambushed me, it has been lying in wait! Did my soul slip off my body first, or arrogance my mind? Woe unto me! If only I had paid heed! Ah, how I wish I were just mere dust, or a hollow reed! The cold raging waves give me a taste of the heat of hell! What an agonizing destination in which fore’er to dwell!
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Arrogance, I was explained, caused the evil one’s exile From where he did reside with angels in the Paradise; Refused I to listen, and lived a life steeped in transgression, Sinning against both God and man, a tyrant with no compunction! Treated and preserved, what if my body lies in museums, in state? I care not if it is made to march in dead pharaohs’ golden parade, Or lay decomposed deep in the soil, level with my countless victims of the earth, Mingling with those I disdained, food to insects and worms of the desert! The Merciful God, promises to forgive men who sin in ignorance; But, alas, not those who persist in wilful arrogance; Did I even, in earnest, regret my nefarious deeds, Or were they just desperate words that flew from my lips?
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More than I know it myself, it is my Maker who knows my mind! The Master of the day of Judgement, He, and He alone decides! Will He accept my shahadha, and expunge all my ills? Is death bed repentance, a repentance still?
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Gulnar Raheem Khan is a retired bank officer, with a Master’s degree in English Literature. She has been writing from her student days, and was the student- editor of her college magazine, as well as the secretary of her college union. Many of her letters have appeared in the Hindu, The Indian Express, and the Arab News.
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Her articles and poems have been published in her office journals, and in several online and printed anthologies, like Glomag, Sethu, Efflorescence, Ignite Poetry, Float Poetry, Madras Hues, Muse of Now Paradigm, Beyond the Panorama, Kavya-Adisakrit, Asian Literary Society and Pine Cone Review. Her short stories and poems have won prizes in various international competitions.
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Prasanna Kkumar My Eygpt through my eyes
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Yes, the aeons Still, remember the spectacle that I witnessed, great history of pyramids and hieroglyphs etched in the pages of luxuriant culture, The sun God and the living God of fertility, With my annual flooding kings secured the feeding by necessary irrigation, Timely sowing of wheat by farmers and harvesting as I recede, before the high temperature and drought returns, Yes, by now you All got my name I'm the river perennial and I'm called the "Nile" I watched with my eyes forming of 12 dynasties Last and first female ruler
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Queen Sobekneferu (1789 -1786 BC) ruled the economically Prosperous Egypt, Founded by King Menes (3200BC) at the Whitewalls otherwise known as Memphis, near the north, the apex of the delta from where I start my journey of flowing,
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I witnessed the rise and fall of empires the built-up of "great pyramid" by more than 10000 men one of seven wonders of the world twenty years taken to be completed, and then I also watched the land being fragmented The provinces being occupied, the tombs and mummification of kings, the great Science of preservation most famous was the treasure of Tutankhamen (1361 -1352BC) I witness everything and still, the times remember The monumental valley The Silk Road Literature Anthology
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The grandeur, the wealth, The Gods and the culture I'm the river Nile I praise great Egypt. ©Prasanna Kkumar
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Prasanna Kkumar is a trilingual poet (English + Hindi+ Telugu) whose poetry appears in more than 20 National and International anthologies. He is the owner of the YouTube channel, The Fertile Brains. A social worker by profession, Prasanna' s poetry is translated into Arabic, Chinese, Hungarian,and assamese languages. Had a book to his credit "Pearl of Euphoria" co-written with Mari Felicis- Philippines. He received many accolades from several poetry forums in Latin countries, France, Egypt, Morocco, Italy, and the US. He holds a Masters degree in Commerce and lives in Andhra Pradesh, India.
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Aparnaa Laxmi Singh Seidenstraße Travel In this poem for the “Silk Road Literature Anthology- Ancient Egyptians, Modern poets”, I have adapted the Āathichoodi, an ancient, yet timeless style of writing. In Tamil, an Āathichoodi is a collection of single-line quotations written by poetess Avvaiyar, which means “a respected woman”. It is believed to have been written in the 3rd century (BCE) and contains 109 verses which include insightful quotes expressed in simple words in an alphabetical order. Besides teaching the alphabets, these pithy quotes are meant to inculcate good habits, discipline and kindness among children. In this poem too the lines follow the alphabetic order.
one, Beyond the legend, fantasies and worship of King of GodsAmun, Cartouche or pictogram, first peace accord, a country did bequeath Developments in art, geometry, medicine, and engineering replete! Egypt, or home of the Ka (soul) of Ptah, was a land of polytheistic worshipping,
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An ancient majestic civilization with a legacy of dynasties thirty-
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First unified into a vast alluvial land along the Great Nile by Menes, the King! Giza Pyramids- grand enduring architectural marvels of the ancient world Have witnessed the rise and fall of mere mortals as centuries have unfurled! It’s incredible! Egyptians invented irrigation, toothpaste, chairs and calendars, Jewellery, wigs, cosmetics, locks, boardgames, breath mints and barbers!!! King Khafre was represented in a splendid Sphinx- half human and half lion, Lotus imagery and Karnak Sun Temple have a comparable Indian semblance! Mastabas with inward sloping sides were the flat earliest funerary structure, Nakht- scribe and astronomer’s tomb depicted vivid paintings in miniature. Obelisks were slender towering carved columns from a single rock hewed, Pharaohs God- like, were supreme monarchs from whom all power flowed! Queens aplenty! Hatshepsut, a prolific builder, was a regnant Pharaoh female, Residing in QV66 is Queen Nefertari, adept at reading hieroglyphs in detail! Sekhmet- fierce, riding a lioness comparable to vedic DurgaShakti incarnate!
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Tutankhanam’s inherited precious iron dagger, comes from a fallen meteorite! Unique too was his mummy, without heart, with glass scarab of Libyan desert. Vulture symbolized Goddess Nekhbet, prime creator was Goddess Neith or Nrt. Woman with feline head was Bastet, while the Cobra stood for Re- the Sun. Xerophytes thrived in an arid land, yet xenophilia is trait of Egyptians urban! Years of silk route or Seidenstraße travel, reinforce partnership and affinity, yet Zeitgeist apart, Egypt and India nurture bonds beyond mere trade propinquity!
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Aparnaa Laxmi Singh, is a State level Sportsperson, Harvard Business School Alumnus, a fellow of the Aspire Circle of Enlightened Social Leadership, Influencer a Womennovator, a content creator for YouTube channel 'Streelogues' published bilingual poet and language editor based in Gurgaon. She runs an NGO EcoLibFoundation to empower women, is a registered Cyber Crime Intervention Officer (CCIO) and Cyber Security counsellor, POSH trainer and Consultant; gender and inclusivity speaker, as well as an Independent Director registered with the Ministry of Corporate Affairs. (MCA). A renowned and well-awarded social worker, and volunteer Road Safety Office with the Gurgaon Police, she undertakes sessions to spread Cyber Safety Awareness and runs a pan India Cyber Crime Reporting and Psychological Counseling line - 8595192662 to provide redressal assistance against Cyber Crimes. Aparnaa supports "Causes" through Ramp Walks, has received the title of "Mrs Tilottama Beautiful Smile" and has been a blood and hair donor as well to assist in making wigs for Cancer patients. Her published works include*Translation of Speeches of former Chief Minister of UP, Govind Vallabh Pant, for their compilation into a book. *Translation, Transliteration and proof-reading of 'Ghalib and 25 Masters' and ' 786 Ashaar of Ghalib' by Umesh Joshi. The books have been published by M/S Harper Collins and Rupa and Co., New *Delhi and are critically acclaimed as excellent works of Urdu and English literature. *Documentation of Micro Finance Operations Manual. *A national level study on the Social Intermediary role of Micro Finance Institutions in India, including compilation of national and international best practices. *A Dictionary of Modern Microfinance Terminology. *Editing, proof- reading and compilation of 300 bilingual poems by poets from India and abroad along with Foreword in Hindi for The Silk Road Literature Anthology
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publication into a book- “She The Shakti”, released by Authors Press, India, at ICCR. *Compilation of a Handbook of Cyber Security Terminology.
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As Honorary Founder Secretary of NGO EcoLibFoundation Aparnaa has received several awards for her Volunteering and Social service, including for her efforts to promote Cyber Security and awareness among the massesSwaavlambika Samman for Leadership and Excellence Award in promoting Cyber Security, by EBS India Inc; Designated a “Covid Warrior”, for relief work during the Covid lockdown period; Woman Super Achiever Award at World Women Leadership Congress, Mumbai; Designated an “Influencer for Performing Arts”, by Womennovator, New Delhi; The Legend of Subhash Chandra Bose, “AdiShakti” Award; The Gurugram Achievers Award, by Garnet and Gold; Selected as Womennovator 100 Women Faces, by Confederation of Women Entrepreneurs, and was featured among the top 10 entrepreneurs... among several other citations and awards. https://www.linkedin.com/in/aparnaa-laxmi-singh-93572650/ Thanks and regards, Aparnaa Laxmi Singh, Bilingual poet, POSH Consultant and Cyber Ambassador, CCIO with MHA, Independent Director with MCA (9990001419)
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Mariángel Gasca Posadas Cleopatra Ra M in treble clef
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Oh Ra, luminous Sun of the Hidden Amon in the Amen. Resurrection in all the occult paths Ether us of Osiris. Inspiration of Horus as guide, that drives away from our Nut the darkness of Seth. Thirst of Ast, wisdom of the scribe Imhotep accompanied by Bastet, shield of the home against maligns beings. Oh, safe-conduct cat Ka of the papyri of Jebail. Hawk's eye the chimera, scepter Uas rod of power and strength of the awakening of Atum, first sound of the world, life-giving dew of conscience in Gueb, beloved nest of heaven primal water of the named Throne of Cleopatra, regulated by Maat. At the age of 17 the door of the queen was opened to his brother Ptolemy.
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Heart of mine, do not rise to testify against me! From Ra M -300 BC.-, to D major -51 BC.-, new order of the listening heart. A legend is born: Cleopatra Queen-Pharaoh of Egypt Powerful, cultured, intelligent, brown skin perfumed with mauve and softened with donkey milk; from her thin lips sprouted a sweet speech in eight languages. Voice, irresistible, seductive. Personality fiercely captivating, unique. The heartbeat of Julius Caesar and Mark Antony, overflowed for her. Merge Rome and Egypt, dominate the world. Boldness and glory. Charm and cunning. Don't stop, run, start the journey!
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She went for him wrapped in a rug. Start the legend. Lovers travel the Nile They see little Caesar born, Julius honors her with a statue of gold in the temple of Venus the life-giving goddess. Julius Caesar is assassinated. Danger lurks between the shadows of Rome, Cleopatra throws herself like a great river The Silk Road Literature Anthology
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towards the encounter with Marcus melts him with eloquence red wine of her beauty. Poison or snake bite? What does it matter how! Mark Antony and the Pharaoh committed suicide after the defeat of her forces in the battle of Actium. She died a Queen. Never weak. Cleopatra Shakespeare's Heroine, dressed as Isis, celebrates her own legend. The last great queen of ancient Egypt. Twenty centuries already
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Slipped the ink night over Kemet in the folds of the murmur of her angels. Thus, between life and death each lapislazuli bird by doing in the earth, makes it fertile or sterile. And, it eternalizes
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Mariángel Gasca Posadas, Agua Dulce, Veracruz, México. Poet, essayist and cultural promoter. Teacher (BENM, 1984); with diplomas in anthropology and history, literary creation, UNAM-UV; art and society; medical anthropology; Asia and Africa in universal history and archeology. Artisan: Her silver jewelry designs have traveled to Spain, Italy, Switzerland and South America. She has been a teacher and director of elementary schools in the Toluca Valley, State of Mexico, 1984-1995. Mediator of Reading Rooms of the PNSL. Founder of Itinerant Libraries in elementary schools, State of México, 1986-88. Founder of the rock band "El paraje de los lobos", with young ex-convicts, 1989. Author of Memoria en llamas, staged with Otomí children, 1993. Founded and directed the Sociedad Mutualista de ArteSano del Mar, 2006. She has given seminars, conferences and workshops on literary creation, literacy and leadership in universities, teacher training schools, high schools, secondary schools, technological and elementary schools.
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Her work has been published in two collections of poems, an epistolary and several anthologies, in addition to supplements and cultural magazines published in Africa, Germany, Bangladesh, Bolivia, Colombia, Chile, Spain, Italy (Fieralingue's Poets' Corner), Peru, Dominican Republic, USA and Mexico. Her texts have been selected and published by UN Women 2011; UNESCO Africa; National Library of Colombia; Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM); Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Xochimilco; Ministry of Culture of the State of Oaxaca and Puebla; Consejo Nacional de la Cultura y las Artes (CONACULTA), Albatros, among others. Some of her poems have been translated into Nahuatl, Zapotec, English and Catalan.
Director, scriptwriter and dancer of the work "Agua Dulce, Caracola" (fusion of contemporary dance, poetry and Afro-American music) with The Silk Road Literature Anthology
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the former first dancer of the Cuban National Contemporary Dance Company, Alexis Zanetti, 2007. She is the mother of two beautiful and talented daughters.
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She has received several awards as a poet, teacher, multidisciplinary artist and cultural promoter. She has been invited to numerous national and international literary festivals. She is the creator and general director of the "International Reading Festival and First Book Carnival in Mexico and the World "Agua Dulce, Caracola".
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Sabita Sahu Cleopatra I don't know where you are Cleopatra! In heaven, hell or still in the grave, but you are in me as queen, teenager with infinite grace you have given me sprightliness all through my life.
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But I could not cure my Ceasar of baldness nor could give him a Ceasarian but I felt inside me the magnet of your variety admiring, adoring and thanking God for having brought you to the world. You played a high stake game twisting two world conquerors Ceasar and Mark Antony risking life to rise as woman. You chose your own death died as a queen with crown and apparel all in place. There was no scar on your royal skin you rose on the monument with majesty of love
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with the dignity of a queen and above all with the crown of a woman who kicked her kingdom for love's pride. I don't know whether you are in a pyramid with provisions for eternity but you are enshrined in all our hearts as the paragon of woman sublime.
Sabita Sahu writes poetry in English. She got Master's degree in English Literature from Brahmapur University, Brahmapur, and M.ed degree to her credit. She worked as a teacher in DAV Public School, Brahmapur, and St. Xavier's High School Rayagada.
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Since 2017 she runs a blog- savimuse.blogspot.com, publishing a poem, in English of her own, every Sunday. She has published two volumes of Poems and the third is in press. She was felicitated by Samay organisation Bhubaneswar in their spring festival 2018.
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Sosonjan A.Khan CLEOPATRA Remembering you is like hunting a past history full of mysteries and questions. Like a bird, i wander from a far land enter the ancient chambers of Egypt under an influence of Cleopatra so mesmerizing.
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Is that you I seem to be on the ground witnessing very closely on a beauty at young age appeared as the heir to the throne. What secret did you keep in your soul and mind until your existence never lost and your name lives on eternally.
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The world has written your whole history with ink of gold and gems. the poet has mentioned your beauty like the moonlight and the twinkling stars and scholars have reveal your ingenuity like a diamond. Cleopatra, your fragrance spread from a thousand fragrances of wisdom subdue all heroes and colonies a symbol of greatness of a woman.
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However at the end of the siege You must dare to choose and I saw a proper wisdom ready to end life that more glorious die at her own hands rather than give up with contempt. And you chose to die with a glorious dignity. The Silk Road Literature Anthology
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Sosonjan A. Khan has been consistently writing short stories, poems, novels and essays. To date, she has produced over 485 poems, 575 short stories, more than 120 poems and short stories anthology around the world and several scripts/stage sketches, movie scripts and song lyrics. Her works have appeared in 57 countries.
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She was the recipient of the Creative Prize for Bahana Dewan Bahasa Pustaka/Brunei Shell in the short story category in 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2003. The 4th Award Prize for short stories in 2018. She won in 2nd place Poetry Recitation Contest in Conjunction with The Birthday celebration of His Majesty, The Sultan of Brunei in 2006 and and 3rd place in 2017. She's also a recipient of the 2nd prize in children's pictorial story writing contest organized by the Brunei Islamic Dakwah Center in 2008 and the 3rd prize in 2009. She won the 3rd place (group) in the Poetry recitation Contest in conjunction with the 50th Golden Jubilee of Ascending the Throne in 2017. Beside that, she was the winner of SAHARA JULY 2021 poetry Writing Contest, Organized by Malaysian Poets and many others
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Taniya chakraborty Mystery Rose from the land You are the country to Unveil, You are the Nile of thirst ! From your pyramid Life revises itself like a dream. I descend down from Cleopatra's eyes in a country full of myths and mysteries. Visible on paper as mirror of light...
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You,The mother of the the Papyrus land... You are full of mummified stories of births, Everything is alive With the fascinating history of the hundreds souls.
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Taniya chakraborty was born in Rishra which is situated in Hooghly district of the state West Bengal. From the early childhood always favorably disposed toward academic subjects and has a strong tendency to do the same, though at no time ever used to continue indefinitely a strict schedule. During school days, right from Junior classes up to Class-X, managed to pull tight to secure a rank in the class and was pretty consistent in doing it. But due to philosophical nature and intension of paying closer attention on specific subject of choice, often stumble to counterpoise with rest of the subjects. Biology was favourite subject and i found more bias what so ever on other subjects. She cracked the medical entrance exam but quit it for the craziness of poetry. At a very young age, a strong zest scale sup to catch and arrest the after taste of Bengali language. Knack of reading had encircled entire life in those days. A range of different story books and poetry had fueled up quick-witted insight into fair out poetry. From the very childhood, has been close at hand to the letters of Rabindranath Tagore & Upendra Kishore Roy chowdhury, which was written to her maternal great grandfatherPurno Chandra Bhattacharya, spurring a strong formative insight within. Verbal depiction and potrayal in Mosuwar( a place of Bangladesh) Itihash (History of Mosuwar) and Cheleder Mahabharat ( MAHABHARAT FOR CHILDREN) by Purno Chandra Bhattacharya, kindle the considerable depth of poetry that engages an irresistible instinctive motive. While in 3rd or 4th standard, grew up with a habit of writing diary, where presenting accurately on the occurrences that holds attention. A number of articles has been written during this course of time. At the age of 18 her 1st article published in a commercial magazine and her 1st poem was published on 2011. Apart from academics, took a formal training in Rabindra Sangeet and Clasical Music at Prachin Kala Kendra in India. Gradually the spare time was spent entirely to write poetry. The first poem was published in Kobisammelan in 2011. Earlier to this many The Silk Road Literature Anthology
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Debates has been published in Unish Kuri Magazine (19 20 magazine from west Bengal). Farther aft, there are number of articles put to print in many different kinds of purposefully arranged Commercial Magazines & in Littel Magazines, such as Kobisammelan, Krittivas, Kobipatra, Bhasanagar, Trapijy, Kaurab, 109, Bhassalipi, Sabdo, in daily Newspapers like Jugantar, Ekdin, Aajkal, Eisomoy, Amader Somoy (Circulated in Bangladesh), Desh Patrika, Baishakhi Magazine (Bangladesh High Commission), Bangla News (Bangladesh), and in various other Newspapers and Magazines.In 2015 invited as dignitary by Kobita bangla in an International Poetry Festival marked with a label PEACE PROCESSION OF POETRY-2015 in Bangladesh ( Partcipating Nations:- Bangladesh, Germany, Mexico, Nepal, Thailand and India). On March-April 2017 Edition of the Bi-Monthly Journal (Indian Literature) from Shahitya Academy featured Translation Poetry. Had recited and audio casted self written poems, on the invitation of Akashbani & Yuvabani (INDIAN RADIO) In the year 2017, had the opportunityto recite self written poetry on the Bangladesh Betar( radio) too. POETRY BOOKS (1)Kichu Ektar Jonnyo ( “FOR SOME REASON” ,First book of poetry, PublisherPathak,, published in Kolkata international bookfair 2013 ) (2)Purusher Bari Mesopatemia ( “His house in Mesopotamia” ,second book of poetry, Publisher-Srishtisukh , published in Kolkata international bookfair 2015) (3)Raheukendrik Ritukaal( “ The weather of planet Rahu” third book of poetry, Publisher-Sudhu BigheDui, published on 2016) (4)Lampat ( “Loose character” fourth book of poetry, Publisher-Chhoto Kobita (Bangladesh), published in- Ekushey boimela Bangladesh 2017) (5) Aamish Bibaho ( “ Nonveg marriage” fifth book of poetry, PublisherAathmaja, published on- November, 2017) 6) Junipokar aaloi badha ghor (“The house made by the light of fireflies” sixth book of poetry, Publisher- karigar, Published in Kolkata international book fair 2018) 7) Putul manush (“Puppet man”, seventh book of poetry, Publisher- Signet, Published in Kolkata international book fair, 2019) The Silk Road Literature Anthology
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Sue Zhu INTO EGYPT The world is in awe of time, and time is in awe of the pyramid -----Ancient Egyptian Proverb
The dense grasslands of North Africa receded Noah’s survivors drove the sheep to retreat After the flood The lower Nile valley, rich in fertile soil Under the watchful eyes of the Sphinx, they Settled down, a rising star of civilization The iron hoof of the alien race ignited flames of war The hieroglyphic shells were almost replaced A few sparks continue leading the footsteps of mankind Never stop
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THE PYRAMID At the beginning of everything Awl-shaped BenBen stone gushed out of the chaotic liquid Was given the first rays of the sunshine The birthplace of world life The Silk Road Literature Anthology
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Water pushed the bronze, wood straight into the rock mass The huge boulders burst in the Arabian Mountains Winding up along the spiral staircase Pouring shell limestone, layer by layer Secret mausoleums, observatories, or grain depots Echoing the Orion and the Leo of the vault of heaven Guide souls of the dead to the heaven Plant and harvest in the recommended season Perfect coordinates, the minimum amplitude Located at the center of the gravity of the continent Watching for their mother river for generations Where they relying on to survive
THE NUMMULITES Your birthplace, 100 million years ago tells me you were the neighbor with the ancient whale and Basilosaurus from the shallow tropical sea that covers North Africa
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Time took the sea away, dried seabed You were a rock shell in the desert on that day Quarries, pyramids, and guardian of the Sphinx on those body's surface，engraved with your family tree The Silk Road Literature Anthology
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Nanoscale precipitation and condensation The long soaking period of glacier Vertical intrusion marks left by the torrential rainstorm The trajectory of the disappearance A super prehistoric civilization you are the clue
"WHERE PEOPLE MEET GODS" God’s Palace, Stairway to heaven There are two gangways inside Exit of the south, pointing to the "Father of the Gods" star Ra, the creator, the supreme god of Egypt
Constant north, accurately calculate the shortcut of the soul to heaven The eternity of life, the faith of rebirth, here is the passageway grafting with the sacredness, corresponding to astronomy
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The north exit, pointing to the "Indestructible" pole Star surrounded by the constellations Never be destroyed, never fall as static
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Pyramids in the Keelung Desert, "Image of the Heavenly World on Earth" It’s a holy place for people to talk to God, and talk to the universe
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Overlooking from the peak, the world holds prayers out Strive to find an answer for “The Unsolved Mystery of the Century”
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Sue Zhu (淑文), New Zealand Chinese poet, Artist and organizer of international cultural exchanges. She used to be a TV host in China, now lives in Auckland. She is a member of the Chinese Poetry Society、a director of the New Zealand Poetry and Art Association、 honorary director of the US-China Culture and Art Center、 the NZ representative of Italy “Immagine and Poesia”、 cofounder of the All Souls Poetry 、a vice president of Montreal International Dragon-Boat Culture and Art Festival 、President of NZ Branch of Hong Kong Youth Poetry Alliance、an ambassador of world literary forum for peace and human rights (WLFPH). She published 3 books in the children’s education series, one translation book. Her paintings were collected by companies and individuals. Her poems & translation works have been published in the Chinese top 4 poetry magazines and also were selected into over 100 international magazines or newspapers.
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Some awards she won: 19th Naji Naaman literary prize , Sahitto International award for Literature, the Poiesis award for Excellence in Poetry’ in the Rabindranath Tagore award International Contest, New Zealand 2nd CoCo literary award, the Italian Il Meleto di Guido Gozzano X Literary award . she also won the second prize of the “Monkey King Cup” world Chinese poetry competition, an excellent prize for the Chinese exquisite short poem international contest , the second prize in the inaugural China literary competition of the “Ji Feng Tang Cup”, the third prize of the International Poetry Competition of the “Poetry and Faraway Places”, the second prize of the Annual Poetry Rally of the “China Village” magazine, the Excellence award of the “Mid-Autumn Poetry Competition” organized by the De Zhou Evening Newspaper. 2020 she was nominated for Pushcart Prize (USA). She attended Mexico second international festival of women, the Panorama International Literary Festival of India…. was interviewed by Publisher Weekly in 2021, she is one of the winners of Hongkong “XiangJiang Information Network” Top 10 Literary and Art Model Figures.
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Chinese version FYI : 世人敬畏时间，时间敬畏金字塔 -----古埃及谚语
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茂密的草原在北非的版图中后退 洪水中诺亚的幸存者赶着他们的羊群后退 尼罗河下游的河谷，沃土富足 狮身人面像的注视下，他们 安顿，耕种，升起璀璨的文明星辰 异族的铁蹄点燃战火 几近取代了象形文字的贝壳 点点星火延续 引人类脚步不止
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水，助力青铜，木㭞，直入岩石体内 阿拉伯山的巨石胀裂 沿螺旋的台阶滚动而上 杠杆，撬棒，起重机，几世纪后的天方夜谭 被带盐的水破解，浇铸 贝壳石灰石，层层堆砌 秘密的陵墓，天文台，抑或粮库 呼应穹宇中的猎户座和狮子座 引导亡者之魂走向天国 点拨季节的播种与收获 完美的坐标，最小的振幅 在大陆引力的中心，世代守望 他们懒以生存的母亲河
《远古的货币虫》
时光的消磨，带走海水，海床干枯 你化身沙漠里一枚岩石贝壳
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亿年前的身世，告诉我 你是来自和古鲸为伍，和帝王蜥蜴为邻 覆盖着北非的那片热带浅海
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采石场，金字塔及狮身人面的守护者 它们的体表，刻有你的家谱 纳米级别的沉淀凝聚 漫长的冰川浸泡 大雨留下的垂直侵痕 一个超级的史前文明的消失 轨迹可循
《神祇之地》 神的宫殿，上天的阶梯 内有两条通道 南面的出口，指向 “众神之父座” 拉，造物之主，太阳之神 北面的，指向 “坚不可摧”极星 被周天运动的星座围绕，静止般永远不落
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恒定北方，精确推算出灵魂升天的捷径 生命的永恒、轮回的信念，在此 与神圣嫁接，与天文对应 基隆沙漠里的金字塔，“天国世界在大地上的影像” 它是人与神、与宇宙交谈的圣洁之地 The Silk Road Literature Anthology
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绝顶处俯瞰，世人捧出祷文 力求要找到，这个“世纪未解之谜”的答案
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The entire subjects were so wondrously skilled, Creating great wonders on earth, which duly thrilled, Shipbuilders, Weavers, Artisans gave service from their heart, Impressing the universe with their absolutely amazing art, Till date one almost stands in wonder at the Pyramids of Giza, The Great Sphinx looks on proudly like the Mona Lisa, The God of Resurrection, "Ruler of the Dead", great Osiris, Vied in popularity with Amon-Ra, strong and desirous, Hieroglyphics, the wonder picture-script was their great boon, The Great Desert of Sahara, to be witnessed only under the moon, All their doings were tremendous worthwhile quests, though now buried in history, Unraveling facts about the intriguing mummies - still a confounding mystery!
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Long, long ago, along the banks of the Great River Nile, Flourished a great civilisation for quite a while, 'Twas the land of royalty, of illustrious heroes, Famed, popular, just kings called 'Pharaohs', Narmer and Tuntankhamen reigned well the people wise, Queens Hatshepsut, Nefertiti and Cleopatra were a feast for the eyes!
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More than just a race, they appeared to be on a mission, A unique world, showing pathways in creative initiation. About the Author
She has presented her research papers in several international and national conferences as well as published them globally. She has been awarded and honoured for her poems and research on various platforms. A scholar of wide-ranging interests, she remains active in her teaching and research activities.
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Dr. Poonam Nigam Sahay is a published bilingual poet who loves writing in both English and Hindi. She simultaneously wears many hats - she is currently an Associate Professor of English at Ranchi University besides being a prolific writer, editor, critic, editor, reviewer and freelancer.
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Marjeta Shatro Rrapaj For you Cleopatra!
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O icon of incomparable beauty! You are Aphrodite and the goddess of love! With the elegance of words, in a soft voice, with divine rhetoric, with the sharpness of the sovereign and with political dexterity, You were the magic woman that you caused fear with your wisdom, every woman would like to be like you. You are a symbol of endurance! Your fame will travel through time! You are immortalized in history as the most glamorous Egyptian queen! You are baptized with immortality!
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Marjeta Shatro Rrapaj was born in Gjirokastra. Her profession is Teacher of Albanian Language and French Language, Writer in the genre of poetry and prose, She is book proofreading and editing. She is one of the contemporary Albanian poets. She is the author of 8 volumes of poetry and one book in prose. In 2019 she receives the Alphonso G. Newcomer Poetry Train award U.S.A and Canada for the poetic volume Vesta. In 2021 she receives the first price in the Festival of Poetry in Bulgaria. Editions
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* In the sea of my eyes, Milosao Publishing 2016 - * Migration with twilight, Milosao Publishing 2017 * Flickering Seagulls , Milosao Publishing 2017 -* To be ever God's smile 24.05.2018 -* Nerthus, Geer Publishing 2018 * Nerthus Edilivre Publishing17.07.2019 -* Vesta, Lulu.com.18.09.2019 * Hestia, Edilivre Publishing 26.09.2019 -* Far from illusions Made in the USA Columbia, SC in 5 languages 26mars 2020- Translation * Espalier with the wind, Geer Publishing 2020 -* Poems by Abdelghani Rahmani 2020- * Poetic Melodies, Yayati Madan G Gandhi Groupe of Publication 16.06.2020- * Murmure d'un autre monde AAbs Publishing house 2020- *Of a meeting to the other 2021 * Murmures fugaces 2021-* Letters of silence 2021 -* The return of Prometheus 2021-* The indifferent fate 2021
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Rohini Kumar Behera GREAT EGYPTIAN CULTURE Egypt has a rich ancient culture Amidst dark illimitable deserts Behold how river Nile flows And hugs the banks with gentle waves It flows and offers fish for food It flows beside great Pyramids It flows to crown a heavenly land . The Great Sphinx is the Oldest monument in the world And the largest statue too A wide browed Sphinx is Half buried in the sand . Egyptians worshipped many gods Like Ra , Horus , Morthu , Ambis , Shu And their king of gods , Amun Their kings were known as Pharoahs With a rich ancient civilisations .
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Rohini Kumar Behera is a “ FEATURED POET. “ of Inner Child Press International , USA and PENTASI B separately . Motivational Strips has conferred upon him , GOLDEN BADGE , GLOBAL DOVES OF PEACE , GOLDEN LITERATURE AWARD , and AMBASSADOR DE LITERATURE Awards . The World Institute of Peace,Nigeria bestowed upon him”WORLD ICON OF PEACE, EPITOME OF HUMANITY, AMBASSADOR OF PEACE “. He is Awarded “WORLD LAUREATE IN LITERATURE “& WORLD POETIC STAR by WNWU, KAZAKHSTAN.
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He is Conferred upon “WORLD AWARD OF EXCELLENCE “in Culture & Literature by CUSCU,PERU GOVERNMENT. He is Bestowed with WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE AWARD and the Recipient of GOLDEN EAGLE AWARD from Hispanomundial UHE , Peru .His Poems have been Translated into German , French , Romanian, Albanian , Kazakhstan, Urdu , Malayalam and Nagamese languages . He is the Author of 5 nos of PICTORIAL POETRY BOOKS .
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Francisco Borrás Marimón LIGHTS OF EGYPT Golden desert sands. Fertile waters of the god Nile. Pure geometry in stone. Science and technology. Art and wisdom. Sublime poetry... Everything melts into my soul. On full moon nights, Nefertari, dressed in white and pleated dress, bewitches me. From the sands of the Kenet, her smile seduces me…
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Lotus petals, opening to the new day, bright colors on papyrus tissues… Sweet dates toasting with palm wine welcome me… Under the sycamore, tree of life, and the mantle of Cleopatra, my soul sends a fraternal hug to modern Egyptian poets, to evoke the power of Tutankhamun The Silk Road Literature Anthology
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the greatness of Ramesses II… Waiting for the bright light and wisdom of Egypt always shines.
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Francisco Borrás Marimón is a multifaceted character, who has travelled the paths of life as a university professor, consultant, lecturer, civil engineer and civil servant. A lover of history, music and literature, he has worked as a consultant in the areas of peace and human security and in international development cooperation. A restless spirit, researcher and tireless traveller, he has travelled around several continents, living with their people and customs, which has allowed him to capture his experiences in writings, full of life, love and adventure, whether in his poetry collections or in his novel "The Enigma of the Sixth Estate". His poetry offers us, whether in poems such as the haiku, the “décima”, the sonnet or free verse or in ingenious acrostics or palindromes, vivid poetic images that captivate the reader.
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Mahanaj parvin Humanity Those who have no one at the end of the path, There is no other way, Walking in the shadow of fatigue alone on slow legs! Sad thoughts flying overhead, Enemy air comes into the body, Love goes far! Living in a wide tent of sorrow, The story of the destruction of life in the world of their minds. 'Humanity' became the sky over their heads. Humanity walks before God. Those people are chanting the name of humanity. Father's scent, mother's caress, rice dish in search of humanity. Humanity is a shadow beside helpless people. 'People are for people' - this is the ultimate truth.
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Biography of Mahanaj Parvin: Multi-talented nature lover, humanist, romantic poet, social reality investigative writer and sociologist Mahanaj Parvin. Poet Mahanaj, who is engaged in teaching profession. She received Master degree from the National University of Bangladesh with a sixth-place in Sociology. Moreover, she hold bachelor degrees in Education and Law & D.H.M.S. Since her childhood she has been writing. She is equally proficient in composing poetry in Bengali and English. Her poetries have been published in the newspapers and magazines over the world. Her poetries have been translated into twenty-one languages of the world and have been included in the collection of poems.
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The diligent poet Mahanaj has been selected as the best reader of Biswasahitya Kendra twice during her student days and has won many awards. She has received multi-faceted reception of Digital Sahitya Adda of Bangladesh in the International Literary Conference. By composing poetry in English, she has received many certificates and honors from various literary forums around the world. The number of books published by Mahanaj is four. These are two books of poetry: Valobashar kureghor and Ek balkoni prem, the short story book: Opolok chokhe ekhono takiye and the rhyme book: Shishur chokhe Bangabandhu o Bangladesh. Moreover, her poems, have been included in many collections of poetry. She has edited a joint book of poetry: Nil somoyer alpona. She is also known as a social worker. She is an adult leader of Bangladesh Scouts. She is the Ambassador for Srilankan of the literary forum Oxygen Pen, and the Administrator of the Peace and Love Inkers Society - Philippines. She has won the Gujarat Sahitya Akademi Award 2021 The Silk Road Literature Anthology
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Zana Coven Ancient gods
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Amon Ra The god of Sun The god of life Adored for his lavishness Worshiped for his Highness He gave the harvest to the Earth He gave Nile, powerful ester To nourish his people Shadows and plants, fruits and fish Supreme god of wellness He reins above all else hat is on this Earth Opposite to Osiris God of darkness and underground God of difference and death God of fear Among them all Egypt dwells It's sons and daughters, It's scribes and merchants All celebrates light and Sun Trying to excape the death
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Zanka Boskovic Coven ( Zana Coven) was born in 1961 in Sarajevo, ex Yugoslavia, now Bosnia& Herzegovina. She passed there her childhood, got the university degree in English language and literature and went to study Spanish language in Belgrade. Than she moved to Milan, Italy where she made her own family. In Milan she studied also art at Brera Academy, artefici course, prof. Luciana Manelli class.. She started to write poetry and short stories at her early age, elementary school and she has been keeping this passion till nowdays. As her family and work were priority she started to publish her works relatively late ( in 2017) when her son graduated and her husband got retired. She writes in 4 languages: English, Italian, Spanish and Croatian/ Bosnian ( considering that Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian and Montenegrian are tween languages with the same grammar and 99% common lexic that they should be considered as one south Slavic language) and 2 dialects. She writes poetry, short stories, diaries of travels, haiku and other eastern short poetic forms. She prefers short form of poetry where limited use of words should say a lot or make a reader imagine or feel his own sensations reading her verses. Her work are also translated to many languages. She also writes reviews to other authors' works. Actually she lives among her hometown Sarajevo, Milan and Barcelona due to her activities. Curriculum artistico of Zanka Boškovid Coven Book published or in preparation or prepared to be published - 2 published books of poetry in Croatian languages: " Forgotten in a verse" Zagreb 2017 And "One Love " Brlgrade 2019 - 4 books of poetry , one of Haiku and one of short stories prepared but not published due to world pandemic situation - one book of poetry in English prepared - one book of poetry in Italian already ready for publication Prizes and awards - second prize " Città di Galateo" 2018 The Silk Road Literature Anthology
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- a special award for liric expression " Città di Galateo" 2019 - special award of Italian critic - Milano May 2019, Ambiart - finalist in " Voci in Lomelina 2020" - finalist in " Poesia nel cornice 2020" - first prize haiku Romania 2019 ( Organizator Trandafir Simpetru ) - special poetic prize Romania 2019 - two times finalist and foreigner prizes winner in international poetic contest " Tra il cielo ed l'infinito" 2019 and 2020 - second prize short story contest Serbia 2019 - second prize poetry contest Serbia 2019 - second prize short story contest, Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina 2020 - Second prize regional Balkan competition Sarajevo 2020 , the second turn - several first prizes, golden medals, special prizes for poetry and short stories, award for life work and platinum award for the contribution to world poetry, Ohrid and Bitola, Takec fondation, North Makedonia MAKEDONIA - PROFILED IN 2 PUBLICATIOS: 1. " 26 women of essence" editor Mrs. Ade Caperas Manilah, Sidney , Australia 2. " 25 women of virtue" Damen, India - world contest prize for short story Tagore- Bharat, India 2020 - included among 350 important world living poets in India, Motivational streeps and Gujarst academics, 2020 and 2021 - her interview was published in a great work made by dr Jernail S. Anand " 21st century Critical Thought" vol.2 - in Amaravanti poetic prism, world particular antology 2019 there are 9 of her poems in 6 languages Poems publication - Portuguese literary journal " Espaço de ser" - Azahar , Spanish literary magazine - Spillword, New York - Ala mundi, Belgrade, Serbia - Diogen, Sarajevo/ New York The Silk Road Literature Anthology
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- Kologod, Israel in Russian language - Nekazano, Bar, Montenegro - Mag, India Other magazines from India, Bangladesh, China, Mexico, Argentina, Belgium, Japan... - her poems are present in more than 100 antologies world around and 3 antologies of world poets -- Ashahi international magazine published her haiku - Akita International haiku network, Japan published and translated her 10 haiku into japanese and published in " Word haiku series" - represented in 2 Gogyoshi world antology, Japan
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Vicky Anagnosti The light of Amun Ra
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Amun Ra ascended into the Valley of the Kings, bathed with its rays the columns of the temples of Luxor and Karnak and then the beautiful lotus blossomed. The sun was traveling in a celestial river and let the figures of the hieroglyphics be seen, who then began to talk about stories of the past. In the right eye sat hope, in the realm of the dead Anubis the guard and Isis with her wings embraced the children, breathing under the Coptic cross. Until it got dark and Amun Ra sat on another rock to see the works of the afterlife, until the next morning to start again his journey, for a new day of earthly life. Then, everyone in a secret ceremony they would call the goddess Hathor with Systrum to bring love and beauty to life.
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Vicky Anagnosti from Athens is a graduate of the HistoricalArchaeological and Philosophy Department, of the University of Athens. She participated in archaeological excavations and she served as a philologist in secondary education for many years.
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She has been involved in literature and other art forms. Poetry is her great love and she has been writing since a very young age. She was awarded in the World Competition by the Amphictyon of Hellenism for 2019 and 2020. Her first published poetry collection is "Ryta kai Arrita" by Fildisi publications 2019, while her poems are also in anthologies and literary magazines. Some of them have published in various online media and anthologies in English. Also some poems have been set in music.
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Hatshepsut’s Blood Darah Hatshepsut My Queen My King
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Hatshepsut’s Blood Haiku Written in English based on HER Poetry by Levri Ardiansyah Two Haiku Syllable count: 5/7/5 5/7/5 Written in poetic form created by Levri Ardiansyah, called ‘HER Poetry’ Rhyme scheme: AB-CD-AB CD-AB-CD Beginning with ‘The land of the Gods’
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‘HER Poetry’ is a new poetic form created by Levri Ardiansyah, composed with head and end rhyme in each line. In HER Poetry, head rhyme is a sound element that matching the beginning word (consonant or vowel) or wordings in the first syllable of the line with the beginning word (consonant or vowel) or wordings in the first syllable of subsequent lines in the stanza or poem depending on the rhyme scheme. And end rhyme is a sound element where words at the end of a line rhyming with words at the end of other lines depending on the rhyme scheme.
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Hatshepsut’s Blood The land of the Gods, In ancient Egyptians, Thaw..Hatshepsut’s blood.
In her love paean, Tamed her loyal people's nod, Ideal for eon.
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Darah Hatshepsut Haiku Written in Indonesian based on HER Poetry by Levri Ardiansyah
Two Haiku Syllable count: 5/7/5 5/7/5 Written in poetic form created by Levri Ardiansyah, called ‘HER Poetry’ Rhyme scheme: AB-CD-AB CD-AB-CD Beginning with ‘Dewa bertaut’
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Syahdu pujian,
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Diri rakyat manut, Salim pujaan.
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My Queen My King by Levri Ardiansyah
A Shakespeare’s Sonnet (Rhyme scheme ABAB CDCD EFEFGH) Written in poetic form created by Levri Ardiansyah, called ‘HER Poetry’ Rhyme scheme: AB-CD-AB-CD EF-GH-EF-GH IJ-KL-IJ-KL-MN-MN Syllable count: 10 syllable in each line Beginning with ‘My queen my king, Hatshepsut beauty’s queen’
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My queen my king, Hatshepsut beauty’s queen, You most lovely king of all politeness, Might human eyes now see the never seen? Yes..her great reign suggests future greatness.
She dressed as woman weared crown with ram's horn, Had she shut from the weal that people seethe? She tied Egypt into her double crown,
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Had she shut rule the Two Lands and mislead?
After death, her monuments were destroyed,
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Her name omitted from Egyptian king lists. A heart high-sorrowful has made me cloy, Her tilted eyes on my window spreads missed mist. Oh how I love on my queen my real king, On the healthier earth filled with wondrous things.
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Ratuku Rajaku by Levri Ardiansyah
A Shakespeare’s Sonnet (Rhyme scheme ABAB CDCD EFEFGH) Written in poetic form created by Levri Ardiansyah, called ‘HER Poetry’ Rhyme scheme: AB-CD-AB-CD EF-GH-EF-GH IJ-KL-IJ-KL-MN-MN Syllable count: 10 syllable in each line Beginning with ‘Ratuku ya Rajaku, Hatshepsut’
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Ratuku ya Rajaku, Hatshepsut, Engkau Sang Raja santun nan sopan, Rasanya kini lenyap tercabut, Engkau keagungan masa depan.
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Mahkota tanduk domba jantanmu, Hatimu sehat, rakyatpun makmur, Mahkota ganda, Mesir berilmu,
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Hatimu sehat, satukan Mesir.
Wafatmu, monumen dihancurkan, Di daftar raja namamu hilang, Waduh, hatiku sedih tak karuan, Di jendelaku, matamu datang. Oh kurindu ratuku rajaku, Orde Bumi sehat antarsuku.
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References
Ardiansyah, Levri. 2019. Ouroboros, Filosofi dan Ilmu. Jakarta: Indonesia. Copyright number 000131955 issued by Ministry of Law and Human Rights, Republic of Indonesia. Ayad, Mariam F. 2009. God’s Wife, God’s Servant. The God’s Wife of Amun (c. 740 – 525 BC). London and New York: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group. Cooney, Kara. 2014. The Woman Who Would be King Hatshepsut’s Rise to Power in Ancient Egypt. First Edition. New York: Crown Publishers. Roehrig, Catherine H. 2006. Hatshepsut from Queen to Pharaoh. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Yale University Press, New Haven and London.
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Wilkinson, Charles K & Hill, Marshall. 1983. Egyptian Wall Paintings the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Collection of Facsimiles. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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Hatshepsut in book titled ‘Ouroboros, Filosofi dan Ilmu’
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Ashwani Kumar Secret History of Silk Routes When I travel I leave my eyes in the corner of my home in SusaThey make the journeys difficult. In my stories, There is truth and falsehood alike; Foxes are symbol of collateral love and Cranes are atheists from our folk tales. With an army of stone soldiers, exiled poets, And rogue traders, we go down crooked, perilous Roads of memories, Buying and selling cruelties of nations along the way. Most days were yellow and dusty, but Often, the sky in Gobi desert was sliver green as in Aleppo.
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All summer, all winter, we walked with greed and grief Searching for burnt emeralds and Thin arrowroot biscuits for Buddhist Monks in Kublai Khan’s court. When we reached the city of Shandu, we saw Upon a colonnade of handsome pillars, Corpses of newly married young men and women
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Hanging together, whispering, counselling each other Against using unlicensed spices from Indus. There were no frontiers between Madness and non-madness. A perpetual Unfettering of desires to become travelling Gods led us from one city to anotherSelling picture postcards of savage Samarkand cliffs. Slowly, we became accustomed to ancient habitsPetty haggling over occult mysteries of War and Peace in the bazars of Kinsai. Now, you can imagine why We could not fault our austere mules Flirting with dragons with five- claws in cold Mogao caves.
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When we arrived at the noisy roadside taverns Heavy-breasted dancing girls Refused to serve us sumptuous meals; They were so fed up with sleeping and slimming pills that They had turned carnivorous in Good times and hermits in hard times. By the time we realized They were obsessed with the perfume of freedom We had abandoned them to rebels, Camouflaged in militia uniforms. With all my spoils of fish and flesh I return home find a snake hiding in the eyelids of my The Silk Road Literature Anthology
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Abyssinian slave mother, vaccinated against the poison of silk worms. I kiss her forehead, confess my sins, and Watch happily my Mangolian dog Pelle Chasing frightened gazelle on the shores of Tigris.
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@ Names of cities used in the poems are taken from ‘Travels of Marco Polo’ by Rustichello da Pisa.
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Ashwani Kumar is a poet, author and professor at Tata Institute of Social Sciences(Mumbai). His major poetry volumes include ‘My Grandfather’s Imaginary Typewriter’ and ‘Banaras and the Other’. Widely published, anthologized and translated into several Indian languages, his poems are noted for ‘lyrical celebration’ of garbled voices of memory and subversive ‘whimsy’ quality. Recently, a collection of his select poems titled ‘Architecture of Alphabets’ has been published in Hungarian. He was one of feature-five poets at Asia Pacific Writers Translators Conference 2019 @ Macau. He is one of the chief editors of ‘Global Civil Society’@ London School of Economics, and co-founder of Indian Novels Collective for promoting translation of classic novels from Indian languages. He is also a visiting fellow at leading global universities and think tanks including London School of Economics, German Development Institute, Korea Development Institute, University of Sussex among others. In leisure, he writes a book column in the Financial Express.
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Olga Levadnaya Memories Grow out of the Cries of Birds SPRING: RENEWAL The stone is overgrown with grass. The sounding forest renews colours, and spring trembles in leaves sharing warmth like among brothers. The blue distances lower under the heaviness of birds’ flocks… Here it is alongside – my beloved country – my joys and sadnesses!
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I recognize myself in children, I cherish the shelter. I hear birds of paradise are singing in the green mosques.
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Morning. Warm and calm. Window is half open. Something is given me from above but by whose will?
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BIRTH OF SPRING With the usual words into everyday life I return again, to morning in the darkness. Farwell snow lies on the peaks of the Kremlin… This is how spring is born in my city.
SONG OF THE DRAIN-PIPE Like the stilled day the pipe fell asleep on the breast of the building. The sacrificial pipe’s love stretched from roof to pavement.
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Nothing was left to need to endure. Life inhaled the cold breath of indifference. Then in the dark, tired from the humdrum day, the rain crept in smelling of snow. The impossibility of happiness resulted in the singing of the drain-pipe.
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The spring drops are silent and their touch is ghostly. The presentiment I feel now is like a happy moment. Like a miracle in freezing emptiness, which strives to be born again. Like a cloud flying to me… Let nothing happen on the road!
WILLOW Primordial accomplishment – the awakening of nature. It seems nothing happens, but still… A flock of birds circles over the roof, waiting to migrate. And I feel, I know that somewhere the willow is budding.
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THE SHARP EDGE OF NIGHT The doors of doorways are silent like old gypsy women who’ve forgotten how to tell fortunes. The Silk Road Literature Anthology
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Triumphal shadows tear the necklaces of silver streetlamps of the streets that are falling asleep. In the viscous darkness of worries my piercing window and eyes are full of the breath of sticky leaves. Only there, ahead over the sleeping Kazan river, a very young crescent moon is on the sharp edge of night.
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What do I count on and whom do I wait for from afar? You see my life is unprotected like a tree or a river. I walk alone round midnight, all around the dark thickens. But spring glimmers in me and the domes smell of bread.
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To feel oneself with one’s heart in this world, and to hold the whole world in one’s heart, and to listen to the neighbours opening the door to another, usual life, to fish splashing in a blind flat and the wheels beating dully, and to think, think the whole night through, and to hear spring stealing in somewhere.
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Translated by Richard McCain
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Olga Levadnaya: Russian poet renowned in the world, she was awarded titles of the Honored Worker of Culture of the Republic of Tatarstan in 2008 and laureate of the State prize named after Gavriil Derzhavin in 2007, State prize named after Sajida Suleymanova in 2015. She was nominated for the “International Peace Award”. Olga is a member of the Writers Union of the Republic of Tatarstan, Writers Union of the Russian Federation and International Writers Union. She is the Art Director of the Kazan poetic theatre "Dialogue". Olga Levadnaya has written books: "My Life is Waiting for Snow" (1992), "Passing the Enchanted Circle "(1998), "Falling up Free" (2003), "Close to our Past" (2003), "Climbing the Ladder of Thoughts" (2005), "From the Cry of Birds Memories Grow" (2005), "Star gate" (2010), "Wind of the Heart " (2014). In 2020, book "Vocal works on poems by Olga Levadnaya" 6was published. O. Levadnaya is the organizer of the Russian music and poetry festivals "Handshake of the Republics" (2017-2020)
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