she wears the colour of fall
she doesn't cry as much as I do
her birthday is my depression day
she loves watching broken trees
her heart beats with the gravedigger’s work
she laughs from watching their kids
HALF OF A YELLOW SUN
Today, half of a yellow sun arises
one thousand days of pure darkness
nothing belongs to me anymore in here
I learn a new language to smile longer
MY LONESOME SELF
Into the water of the blue river
happiness is the missing puzzle
Living in another city, not my own
Let me go without saying anything
I thought I would be happy and not crying
I am alone by the whiskey and the
Today’s LittleNip:
GIANT BRAIN
—Ahmad Al-Khatat
You know that I miss you
in which, when I cry my tears
Many thanks and welcome to the Kitchen to Ahmad Al-Khatat, who was born in Baghdad on May 8, 1989. From Iraq, he came to Canada at the age of 10, the same age when he wrote his first poem back in the year 2000. He has been published in several press publications and anthologies all over the world. His poems were translated into Farsi, Albanian, German, Chinese, and Serbian, and he currently studies at Concordia University in Montreal. Ahmad recently published two chapbooks: The Bleeding Heart Poet and Love On The War’s Frontline (Alien Buddha Press), available for sale on Amazon. Most of his new and old poems are also available on his official web page, Bleeding Heart Poet (www.facebook.com/Bleedingheartpoet/) and on allpoetry.com/Ahmad_Al-khatat/. Again, welcome to the Kitchen, Ahmad, and don’t be a stranger!
Tonight in Davis, the Jack Kerouac Poetry Prize presentation and reading will take place at the John Natsoulas Gallery, 7pm, in anticipation of tomorrow’s 11th Annual Davis Jazz and Beat Fest. Scroll down to the blue column (under the green column at the right) for info about these and other upcoming poetry events in our area—and note that more may be added at the last minute.
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