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strikes in lightnings
of the sky too gray
and destroys my accumulated fear
in the years of non-belonging.
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and gets lost in words of
unknown people
whose hands cannot
touch the softness
of our hearts.
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Don’t let me stay silent
because my love is
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STAY
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Fill the cracks in my heart
Without you
Iâm a dried up source
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Turning your eyes around
Stay close
The night is descending
Itâs too black and I fear
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Be the fire of life
That shines in me.
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Biography of Jasna GugiÄ
Jasna GugiÄ was born in Vinkovci, Croatia. She is the Vice-President of the Sovereign Artists and Writers of the World SAPS, P.L.O.T.S USA the Creative Magazine Ambassador for Croatia, Ambassador in Elite Arab Creative Union of The Royal House – Lebanon, Ambassador of Peace and Peaceful Coexistence – Morooco, Global Ambassador of Literacy and Culture for the Asih Sasami Indonesia Global Writers and a member of Angeena International, a non-profit organization for peace, humanity, literature, poetry and culture.Â
She is also co-editor of the anthology, Compassion-Save the World, one poem was written by 130 world poets.Â
Jasna has published three collections of poems. The first two collections are bilingual: one is Croatian-English and the other is Croatian-Polish. The third collection consists of a single poem translated into sixty languages of the world.
Jasna is a multiple winner of many international awards for poetry and literature and her work has been translated into several world languages. She is one of the winners of the World Award for Cultural Excellence CÊsar Vallejo, for the year 2020 in the category of culture, awarded by Union Hispanomundial de Escritores (UHE). She is one of the winners of the World Award for Excellence âGolden Eagleâ for the year 2023 in the category of literature, awarded by Union Hispanomundial de Escritores (UHE), in a global alliance with Mil Mentes por Mexico International (MMPMI) and Academia Mundial de Literatura, Historia, Arte y Cultura (AMLHAC) and Global Peace Alliance Award 2023 awarded by Union Hispanomundial de Escritores (UHE), MIL MENTES por Mexico Internacional, and Academia Mundial de Literatura, Historia, Arte y Cultura (AMLHAC). She is one of the winners of the World Award for Excellence âGolden Eagleâ for the year 2024 in the category of literature, awarded by Union Hispanomundial de Escritores (UHE). She is of the winner of the World Prize âLiterary Diamondâ and the Title â Doctor Honoris Causaâ awarded by Academia Mundial de Literatura Moderna Costarricense. She is of the winner of the âDiploma Awardeâ and the Title âDoctor Honoris Causaâ, awarded by Union of Writers of the Republic of Moldova. She was nominated for The Best of the Net Awards (2025).Â
Her poems have been published in magazines in the USA, UK, Spain, Greece, Italy, Russia, Croatia, India, Syria, Denmark, Brasil, Mexico, Bangladesh, Serbia,
Albania, Nigeria, Belgium, China, Chile, Nepal, Pakistan, Korea, Germany, Turkey, Kosovo, Romania, Iraq, New Zealand etc.
Her poems have been published in many world- famous print and electronic magazines, journals, websites, blogs and anthologies like:
1. Spillwords Press – USA,
2. International Literature Language Journal – USA,
3. Cajun Mutt Press – USA, P.L.O.T.S.
4. The Creative Magazine – USA,
5. Mad Swirl – USA,
6. Imspired – USA,
7. Highland Park Poetry – USA,
8. Setu – USA,
9. Ariel Chart – USA,
10. The Pinnacle News Review Newspaper – USA,
11. Wordsmith International Editorial – USA,
12. Poetry breakfast – USA,
13. Dissident Voice – USA,
14. World of Myth Magazine – USA,
15. Persimmon lit. Magazine – USA,
16. Cocktail Literary Journal – USA,
17. Synchronized Chaos Magazine – USA,
18. Word City Literary Journal – USA,
19. Medusaâs Kitchen – USA,
20. Sage Cigarettes – USA,
21. Fevers of the Mind – USA,
22. Literature Views and News – Views News Today – USA,
23. Spinozablue – literary arts journal – USA,
24. Altered Reality Magazine – USA,
25. Lothlorien Poetry Journal – UK,
26. Polis Magazino – Greece,
27. Homo Universalis – Greece,
28. Himalaya Diary – Nepal,
29. Atunis Galaxy Poetry – Albania/Belgium,
30. Revista Internacional Netrazol Literary Magazine Brasil,
31. GÃŧncel Sanat magazine – Turkey,
32. Istranca – Turkey,
33. Dritare E Re – Albania,
34. Poleart – Albania,
35. Pergasje – Albania,
36. Litterateur Rw,
37. Gazeta Destinacioni – Albania,
38. Newspaper Lissalba – Albania,
39. Alb – Spirit – Albania,
40. Albania Press – Albania,
41. Gazeta Nacional – Albania,
42. Alessandria Today – Italy,
43. Non Solo Poesia Arte – Italy,
44. Lartechemipiace blogartecultura – Italy,
45. Revista Saturno – Italy,
46. Miriade Magazine – Italy/Albania,
47. The Moment International News – Germany,
48. Raven Cage – Germany,
49. Al -Qalam – Sweden,
50. Kavya Kishor English – Bangladesh,
51. PetruÅĄka Nastamba – an e-magazine for language, literature and culture – Serbia,
52. A Too Powerful Word – Serbia,
53. Azahar Revista Poetica – Spain,
54. Chewers and Masticadores – Spain,
55. Bharat Vision – Denmark,
56. Orfeu – Kosovo,
57. Literary Yard – India,
58. Active Muse – India,
59. Cultural Reverence, a global digital journal of art and literature – India,
60. Magazine Ghorsowar – India,
61. Puspaprovat magazine – India,
62. The Raft of Dreams Literary Magazine – India,
63. Abandoned world literary magazine – India,
64. Indian Review – India,
65. Durgapur Review – India,
66. The Fatehpur Resolution – India,
67. Kobial24.Net – India,
68. Daily Asia Bani – Bangladesh,
69. Humayuns Editorial – Bangladesh,
70. Ajker Alo â Bangladesh,
71. Dainik Ashar Digonto – Bangladesh,
72. Chinese Language Monthly – ä¸åčĒææå – China,
73. Revista Planeta Babel – Romania,
74. Eboquills – Nigeria,
75. Willwash wordpress blogzine – Nigeria,
76. Bekajon Newspaper – Uzbekistan,
77. Sindh Courier – Pakistan,
78. Magazine Humanity – Russia,
79. Entre Parentesis – Chile,
80. Mokasini – Israel,
81. Rooms – Israel,
82. Al Masida – Egypt,
83. Al – Arabi Today Magazine,
84. Al Udabaa – Lebanon,
85. Magazine Rainbow,
86. Magazine Agarid br. 24 and 16,
87. Online newspaper News Njeju, Korea,
88. Magazine Sada Al Thaqafa – Iraq,
89. Wallington Journal News Media, The World
Largest International News Portal – New Zealand,
90. Revista En la MasmÊdula – Mexico.
Edited and Published by Md Sadiqur Rahman Rumen Editor in chief pencraft literary Magazine Bangladesh
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Brief Bio of Tasneem Hossain:
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Tasneem Hossain, majoring in English Language and Literature, is a multi-lingual poet from
Bangladesh. She writes poems in English, Urdu and Bengali. She is also a columnist, fiction and op-ed writer, translator, educator, and trainer.
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Her poems have been translated in seven languages; and published in 27 countries in literary journals worldwide. She has been interviewed on several literary platforms for her contributions to world literature.
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She runs an international poetry writing project and group named Life in Lyrics.
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She worked as faculty of English Language in Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology. She is the director of a prominent human resource development organisation Continuing Education Centre (Bangladesh) and Cansaz Services and Distribution LLC (Canada). As a renowned Business English language and Communication Management trainer, she has 27 years of experience.
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