The Poetry Stash: 7April2025

If I Must Die by Refaat Alareer

Today’s poem is “If I Must Die” by Refaat Alareer, translated from the Arabic by Sinan Antoon. To read the poem, click here.

Prompts:

1.	Begin with “tell my story…”
2.	Begin with “the kite…”
3.	Draft a poem as if it may be the last one you write.
4.	Draft a poem that are a set of instructions.

5. Photo by Marek Piwnicki via pexels.com. Use the image as a writing prompt.

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