Learning two languages at the same time has not been an easy process, with two different grammars and sound systems trying their best to stay apart in the left hemisphere. I found myself recalling Persian words in Italian and vice versa, and even mixing words such as '17' would be seven in Persian and teen … Continue reading We are closer than we think
I never really questioned reading lists on English GCSE, A level and degree programmes. Although I was acutely aware of my acquired taste from curricular teaching throughout schooling, college and undergraduate years, nothing ever made me pick up a book in my mother tongue. I don’t deny that there are some very good poets like … Continue reading Poetry of the East in Education
It's 10am. The birds are only just stretching their wings as I arrive through the front gate, pass my bag through security and enter the grounds of the museum. Immediately I feel a sense of peace and solitude, calm and serenity. I'm glad I've arrived early; I have the whole place to myself. I notice … Continue reading Poet’s Pilgrimage – Mevlana Rumi, Konya.
Nabila Jameel 