Tag: Poetry of the Taliban

July 26, 2012

Poetry of the Taliban — "Waiting for Freedom"

We conclude our week-long feature on Poetry of the Taliban with one of the final poems in the collection, “Waiting for Freedom” (2007), by Lutfullah. (For more on Poetry of the Taliban: watch a interview with the book’s editors; browse...

July 26, 2012

VIDEO: The Editors of "Poetry of the Taliban" Discuss the Book & The Controversy Over Its Publication

Earlier this summer, Alex Strick van Linschoten and Felix Kuehn discussed their edited book Poetry of the Taliban on CNN. In the interview the editor of Poetry of the Taliban discussed their experience in Afghanistan and interacting with members of...

July 25, 2012

Poetry of the Taliban — "How long?"

The works in Poetry of the Taliban give voice to the Afghans’ view of their country in the wake of the U.S. occupation and the U.S.-backed Karzai government. In this 2007 poem M.A. expresses frustration with Afghanistan’s current state and...

July 24, 2012

Faisal Devji and Alex Strick van Linschoten on Poetry of the Taliban

In the past few days Alex Strick van Linschoten, the co-editor of Poetry of the Taliban was interviewed in the Christian Science Monitor, and Faisal Devji, who wrote the book’s preface, spoke with NPR (you can listen to his interview...

July 24, 2012

Poetry of the Taliban — An Excerpt from Quatrains

As part of our week-long feature on Poetry of the Taliban, each day we will post a poem in its entirety or an excerpt. For more on Poetry of the Taliban, you can browse the book in Google Preview or...

July 17, 2012

New Book Tuesday: Poetry of the Taliban and The Archaeology of an Imaginary City

Poetry of the Taliban Edited by Alex Strick van Linschoten and Felix Kuehn Atlas: The Archaeology of an Imaginary City Dung Kai-cheung; Translated by Dung Kai-cheung, Anders Hansson, and Bonnie S. McDougall The Science of the Oven (Now available in...

June 13, 2012

An interview with Alex Strick van Linschoten and Felix Kuehn, editors of Poetry of the Taliban

Alex Strick van Linschoten and Felix Kuehn discuss their book in an interview with The Atlantic.