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Unread 02-06-2018, 08:44 AM
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Default Nausheen Eusuf on Poetry Daily

...with a riveting poem from The American Scholar. Congratulations, Nausheen.

http://poems.com/poem.php?date=17569
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Thanks, Maryann -- I was going to post, but you beat me to it. I also noticed that you and Mike Juster tweeted about it. Thanks to you both.

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Congratulations on the extra publicity. It is a great poem.

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A poem of great power & skill, beautifully realized. Congratulations, Nausheen!
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Wow.
Bravo, Nausheen.
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And a WOW from me, Nausheen!

Language. WOW. The language . . .

It deserves the spotlight of Poetry Daily.

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Huge congrats, Nausheen, and so well deserved. A powerful poem indeed!!

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Susan, Ned, Gail, Cally, and Siham -- many thanks for reading, and for the kind words.

Nausheen
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That such a poem exists makes the tragedies of the planet endure far longer than the lurid headlines. Thank you for writing it and for calling attention to its wider distribution. Someone listening out there? I hope so.
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Excellent poem, Nausheen!
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