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Nowruz Mubarak?

A poem of exile

May 29

View from the driver at night

May 29

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Write Under the Moon

The Alarm Call

A poem of delight

Mar 30

Black and white image of woodland

Mar 30

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One lump of coal

An inherited story of rough justice

May 8

Coal scuttle with coals

May 8

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Dark Clouds

A poem of lightness

Apr 14

Choral score — sheet music

Apr 14

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The Memoirist

At the Police Checkpoint

Navigating Kabul checkpoints on a bike

May 5

the author wearing glasses over a scarf

May 5

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The Howling Owl

Dervishes

A poem of delight and celebration of those special people you meet in special places — in this case, Kabul.

Oct 23

Dervishes

Oct 23

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Write Under the Moon

The Hovering

A poetic celebration of Falco Tinnunculus by the sea

Oct 21

The Hovering

Oct 21

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The Memoirist

The Shock-Wave

Living through a Taliban attack on Kabul Airport

Aug 29

Kabul airport, hazy

Aug 29

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Write Under the Moon

Abraham’s children

A poem of hope

Jun 21

Black and white view of Jerusalem from 1941

Jun 21

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Write Under the Moon

For the Grieving

A poem to help heal

Jun 8

The moon surrounded by clouds

Jun 8

Ben Bruges

Ben Bruges

Features Editor for Hastings Independent Press, sometime blogger, poet and all-round troublemaker. Consider supporting me with a tip ko-fi.com/benbruges

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