[New post] “My Empire” by Iranian American Poet Kaveh Akbar

Rosaliene Bacchus posted: " Iranian American Poet Kaveh AkbarPhoto Credit: Poet's Website My Poetry Corner October 2021 features the poem "My Empire" from the poetry collection Pilgrim Bell: Poems (Graywolf Press, 2021) by Iranian American poet Kaveh Akbar. Born in Tehran to" Respond to this post by replying above this line New post on Three Worlds One Vision "My Empire" by Iranian American Poet Kaveh Akbar by Rosaliene Bacchus Iranian American Poet Kaveh Akbar Photo Credit: Poet's Website My Poetry Corner October 2021 features the poem "My Empire" from the poetry collection Pilgrim Bell: Poems (Graywolf Press, 2021) by Iranian American poet Kaveh Akbar. Born in Tehran to an American mother and Iranian father, Kaveh was two years old when his family migrated to the United States, first settling in Pennsylvania. When Kaveh was five years old, they moved to the Midwest, living in Wisconsin and later Indiana. Since his parents only spoke English at home, the poet speaks little Farsi, his first language. Akbar earned his MFA at Butler University in Indiana and a PhD in creative writing from Florida State University. He currently teaches at Purdue University (Indiana) and in the low-residency MFA programs at Randolph College (Virginia) and Warren Wilson College (North Carolina). Since September 2020, he also serves as the poetry editor of the progressive magazine, The Nation. Pilgrim Bell is Akbar's second poetry following his recovery from alcohol addiction. In "Seven Years Sober," he writes: Trust God but tie your camel. Trust / God. The bottle by the bed the first / few weeks. Just in case. Trust…. He acknowledges in "Cotton Candy" that his mother wept nightly for eight years / my living / curled its hands around her throat / not choking exactly but like the squeeze / of an outgrown collar… Read more of this post This free site is ad-supported. Learn more ​ Rosaliene Bacchus | October 17, 2021 at 12:10 am | Tags: Former Alcohol Addict, Iranian American poet, Pilgrim Bell: Poems by Kaveh Akbar, Poem "My Empire" by Kaveh Akbar, Writing about the divine in poetry | Categories: Poetry, United States | URL: https://wp.me/p1G4zq-1tD Comment    See all comments    Like Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from Three Worlds One Vision. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: http://rosalienebacchus.blog/2021/10/17/my-empire-by-iranian-american-poet-kaveh-akbar/ Thanks for flying with WordPress.com