Bhisham Bherwani grew up in Bombay/Mumbai, where he still has family and visits frequently. As a poet, though, he was born and educated in the United States, where he relocated as a student more than…
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Patricio Ferrari and Nikola Madžirov. Photo by Peng Yu.
On April 17, 2025, I spoke with poet Nikola Madžirov at the New York Public Library’s…
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Mirza Alakbar Sabir and the first issue of Molla Nasreddin / Photo courtesy of Wikipedia
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