A photo history
My Egyptian writer friend Ahmed Al-Aidy took this photo in New York in 2004. It was in November and after the whole three months in the States, some of my friends from the unique International Iowa Creative Writing Program and[…]
Our Sad Plight (Ahvolimiz) by Abdulla Qodiriy
Famous Uzbek writer and poet Abdulla Qodiriy (executed in 1938 during Stalin era) wrote this poem in Uzbek in 1915, but it looks like he wrote it today or about our days. I translated t into English. Our Sad Plight[…]
Towards the iron bars
Tonight I was walking from the Drujba Narodov Metro in Tashkent all the way through the modern buildings of State Property Committee, City Administration, People’s Reception Office, Custom’s Committee, Academy of State Construction, old presidential residence – about 3 kilometers[…]
My English poem translated into Tamil by Gouthama Siddarthan
Shade – Azam Abidov I always look for shadow Everything is obscure though The sky sleeps in my eyes, The Moon is slice and slice. I’ll find the right shadow In the doomsday meadow – When everything fades, Be only[…]
Бу дунёда дўстимиз қолдими?
Дўстлар, постларим асосан чет элликларга қаратилгани ва кўпинча инглиз тилидалиги боис, саҳифамда бир оз тозалаш ишларини бошлайман. Мени маъзур тутинглар: ёзувчилар уюшмасига аъзо бўлганини муваффақият сифатида кўз-кўз қилаётганлар, аъзоларнинг аксари, шунча қўлидан тортганимга қарамай ҳечам эркинлик томон қадам қўймаган ва[…]
India is calling me to a great festival again
Dear Azam, Sub: Invite to participate in 7th Odisha Art & Literature Festival. Greetings from Odisha, India! We are delighted to invite you to the 7th Odisha Art & Literature Festival to be held from 25th to 27th November 2022[…]
Danish Poet Claus Ankersen Talks About His Stay in Uzbekistan
COPENHAGEN JULY 17. 2022 To whom it may concern I was a participant of the 2019 International writer-artist in residence program in Uzbekistan, organized and curated by eminent poet, translator and literary ambassador, Mr. A’zam Obidov. The residency was nomadic,[…]
I am in VENT Festival and UK Press
Don’t miss VENT spoken word events at Ventnor’s ‘Free Fringe’: Amazing range of poetry and discussion The VENT mini-festival within a festival features the likes of Lydia Fulleylove, Azam Abidov, King Stammers, Maggie Sawkins and all the way from the[…]
Two poems of mine edited by Steve Rushton
A Woman in the Cotton Field One woman in the field – Looks like she’s been forgotten. Her hopes and dreams are spilled Over dusty cotton. The cotton’s like her hair; She bends, then picks and speaks — Words[…]
Xabar.uz адабиёт мустақиллиги ҳақида
Таниқли таржимон филантроплар ҳақида қонун қабул қилишни таклиф этди Ўзбекистонда адабиёт ва санъатни, турли ижодий лойиҳаларни қўллаб-қувватлайдиган филантроплар, бизнесменлар ҳамда донор ташкилотларга имтиёзлар берилишига доир қонун қабул қилиниши зарур. Бу ҳақда таниқли шоир ва таржимон, Бутунжаҳон шеърият ҳаракатининг мамлакатимиздаги координатори[…]