The Poetry Stash: 16December2024

Hans Christian Ostro by Agha Shahid Ali

Today’s poem, “Hans Christian Ostro” by Agha Shahid Ali, is from the collection The Country Without A Post Office (W.W. Norton and Company). The book is available for purchase here.

Hans Christian Ostro by Agha Shahid Ali

Prompts:

1.	Begin with “today there are no…”
2.	Begin with “who wants your surrender?”
3.	Draft a poem that explores death/extreme injury caused by the violent actions of official government agents or militant rebels.
4.	Draft a poem that explores landscape, spirituality and violence.

5. Photo by Tayyab Khan via pexels.com. Use the image as a writing prompt.

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