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Off kilter

...Off kilter Yup I sobered up despite expressing regular (unleaded and unlettered) urge to shtup expunged courtesy system of a down with shuga (mush) and everything nice. The following......

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Categories: uighur, abuse, adventure, anger, angst,
Form: Rhyme

Don'T Go Beyond the Ocean, Part I

...Sabati was eight years old on the day that his grandfather told him to sit down, there was a story that he had to share, that he was finally old enough now. Sabati looked up to Grandpa Kaahbli,......

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Categories: uighur, america, conflict, dark, future,
Form: Epic

Uyghur Poetry Translations

...With my Uyghur poetry translations I am trying to build awareness of the plight of Uyghur poets who are being sent to Chinese "reeducation" concentration camps. Elegy by Perhat Tursun loose tran......

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Categories: uighur, allah, culture, discrimination, faith,
Form: Free verse

Book: Radiant Verses: A Journey Through Inspiring Poetry

Perhat Turson: Elegy Translation

...Perhat Tursun Perhat Tursun (1969-) is one of the foremost living Uyghur language poets, if he is still alive. Born and raised in Atush, a city in China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, Tursun......

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Categories: uighur, brother, eulogy, magic, prison,
Form: Free verse

Choking Back the Tears

...Choking Back The Tears! This papa did accurately surmise undeclared war strong armed lance pierced my armour, ah...how fondly he recalls early fatherhood days of yore, when daddy's first born......

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Categories: uighur, betrayal, conflict, daughter, grave,
Form: Enclosed Rhyme