Haiku and other Micropoetry on Self/Identity

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don't be hurt, lost and inferior just because you can't define me

A colorful identity swirls tightly around one sky high maypole... it slowly unfurls only to engirdle another.




make an avatar of me and capture my soul for eternity.

you writhe over jagged rocks of self-pity until they begin to feel like soft, open arms... then you simply sink into them.









Poems on Poverty have been updated! Check out that post here.

http://samiranoorali.blogspot.com/2013/08/micropoetry-about-poverty.html

3 Summery Haikus

Two azaleas sway, nudge and graze in the wind like lovers at woodstock

Sipping persian tea, toes buried in warm white sand, balmy winds abound.

Cold blue-green waves curl, softly break through the pinkish pastel horizon.

Micropoetry about poverty

she scratches a 40 year old scar on her wrinkled face, parks her walker, adjusts her violet wig, and pilfers a barbie pink lipstick.




peasants sink into a gravelly, charcoal street that pulls like quicksand.





in the tuberculosis clinic
undulating rainbows of mismatched princess toe-socks cleanse the contaminated air





sift for gold nuggets and rare, perforated swiss on a littered beach.

My interview on BlogTalkRadio TONIGHT!

Tune in tonight! I'll be talking with Boyd and Lucinda on a great show called "The Streets Don't Love You Back."

Aug 21, 2013 .8:30 PT/ 9:30 MT/ 10:30 CT/ 11:30 est Location: GLOBAL 
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/thestreetsdontloveyouback 
Phone: 347-826-7273



UPDATE:

It was an honor to talk to Boyd and Lucinda.  They are beautiful people.  I feel so privileged to have discussed the role of the arts in trauma recovery with them.  

Haikus about Greed

I wrote these Haikus and tweeted them.

Stitched purse bottom is ugly, weak and treacherous... squanders my self-worth. #greed #poem #poetry #haiku #misplacedvalues

capital letters scream with impunity, deafening society...

#haiku #capitalism #poetry #micropoetry

Confused by your heart's vacuity as you subsist on diamonds and live prey. #haiku #poetry #greed

my farm grows twinkies, hot pink second-hand scrunchies and defective sporks. #haiku #poetry #MicroPoetry #stateofamerica

Greed is awful but there is hope... lots of hope... that's why I write.  

From out of the loop to IN THE LOOP

Dear readers,

As of a few weeks ago, I'm a staff writer for a nonpartisan online news publication called ITL News Media.  The articles are informative and essentially, a real learning experience for writers and readers alike.   Putting aside my biases and providing nonpartisan news is humbling to say the least.

I'm very excited about delving into the social justice issues that have been on my mind for years.  These are issues I didn't think I could do anything about... just sit back and watch it all happen.
But now, I'm a part of disseminating valuable information to the public, which is a huge part of living in a free and democratic society.   I think that participating in the civic debate is my civic duty and I'm happy to engage at a level that requires me to really know what I'm talking about!

Check out ITLnews.com and read up!


Samira R. Noorali

Answering questions about my book live on the radio

My interview on KOOP Austin's "Writing on the Air" last Wednesday was an interesting experience to say the very least.

Check out the interview.  http://writingontheair.com/genres/poetry/samira-r-noorali-gary-graves/