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Alone in Babel, Arts & CultureJuly 4, 2014

Round 2: Iran-Laos

By Bryan Thao Worra, Payam Feili

The final match of the Poetry World Cup second round.

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Alone in Babel, Arts & CultureJuly 3, 2014

Round 2: India-Indonesia

By Ikhda Ayuning Maharsi, Shikha Malaviya

India and Indonesia meet in round two of the Poetry World Cup.

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Alone in Babel, Arts & CultureJuly 2, 2014

Round 2: Scotland-Russia

By Ryan Van Winkle, Valery Petrovskiy

Scotland play Russia in round two’s only all-European match.

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Literature, PoetryJuly 1, 2014

Tributary

By Richard King Perkins II

“How could you not be captivated/ by her bohemian chic/ and dirty bare feet,/ voice chanting with sounds/ borrowed from our unrecorded past.” Poem of the Week (July 1), by Richard King Perkins II.

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Alone in Babel, Arts & CultureJuly 1, 2014

Round 2: Singapore-Cyprus

By Desmond Kon Zhicheng-Mingdé, Nora Nadjarian

Will Singapore and Cyprus be in the headlines again after today’s match?

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Roving Eye, SpotlightJune 30, 2014

Author of the Month: Eliza Calvin

By Eliza Calvin, Varda Nisar

“Many people like to write about where they are from. I prefer to write about places I’ve never been or places I miss.” Eliza Calvin, our Author of the Month, talks to Varda Nisar.

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Alone in Babel, Arts & CultureJune 30, 2014

Write What You Know?

By Sauleha Kamal

Sauleha Kamal on the difficulties of ‘writing what you know’.

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Alone in Babel, Arts & CultureJune 30, 2014

Round 2: Trinidad & Tobago-St.Lucia

By John Robert Lee, Vahni Capildeo

Round two continues with a Caribbean derby.

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Literature, PoetryJune 29, 2014

Sempre

By Isaac Nowell

“…only/ the blood on the moonlit sand/ black and soaking: the laughter/ of a lion’s ribcage left.” Weekend poem, by Isaac Nowell.

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Alone in Babel, Arts & CultureJune 29, 2014

Round 2: Bermuda-Tunisia

By Ali Znaidi, Nancy Anne Miller

The Poetry World Cup second round continues.

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One last love letter...

April 24, 2021

It has taken us some time and patience to come to this decision. TMS would not have seen the success that it did without our readers and the tireless team that ran the magazine for the better part of eight years.

But… all good things must come to an end, especially when we look at the ever-expanding art and literary landscape in Pakistan, the country of the magazine’s birth.

We are amazed and proud of what the next generation of creators are working with, the themes they are featuring, and their inclusivity in the diversity of voices they are publishing. When TMS began, this was the world we envisioned…

Though the magazine has closed and our submissions shuttered, this website will remain open for the foreseeable future as an archive of the great work we published and the astounding collection of diverse voices we were privileged to feature.

If, however, someone is interested in picking up the baton, please email Maryam Piracha, the editor, at [email protected].

Farewell, fam! It’s been quite a ride.