The Art Divas / Divas of Verse

Blog of Rabih Alameddine

Sunday, May 24, 2026

I Dare You by Dorianne Laux

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I Dare You   It’s autumn, and we’re getting rid of books, getting ready to retire, to move some place smaller, more manageable. We’re living...
Friday, May 22, 2026

You Want Me Pale by Alfonsina Storni

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You Want Me Pale   You want me pale, Made of sea foam, A mother of pearl. Made of white lily, Untouched among the others. Made of thinning p...
Saturday, May 16, 2026

We Wait by Adam Zagajewski

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We Wait One afternoon Alfred Cortot plays Chopin but only on a record So what There is eternity There is delicacy and dark powers that drows...
Sunday, May 3, 2026

My Aunts by Adam Zagajewski

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My Aunts   Always caught up in what they called  the practical side of life  (theory was for Plato),  up to their elbows in furniture, in be...
Sunday, April 26, 2026

Without by Joy Harjo

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Without The world will keep trudging through time without us When we lift from the story contest to fly home We will be as falling stars to ...
Saturday, April 25, 2026

The Wind, One Brilliant Day by Antonio Machado

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The Wind, One Brilliant Day   The wind, one brilliant day, called to my soul with an odor of jasmine.   “In return for the odor of my jasmin...
Wednesday, April 22, 2026

Things My Grandmother Said by Amit Majmudar

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Things My Grandmother Said   Turmeric can heal anything but a broken heart. I’ve got some Benadryl I bet could shush that dog of yours. Soun...
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