Tasneem Hossain, Biography and two poems
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Brief Bio of Tasneem Hossain
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.
Her impactful writings appear frequently in esteemed publications worldwide like: Human Rights Art Movement, Wordsmith International Editorial, Southern Arizona Press, MockingOwl Roost, Setu, Pen magazine, Valiant Scribe, Prodigy Magazine (USA), Borderless Journal (Singapore), Discover Mississauga and More-eBook, (Canada), Dark Thirty Poetry Publishing, Krishnochura (UK), Polis Magazino, Homo Universal (Greece), Borderless Journal (Singapore) Worvid and Homagi International Magazines (Indonesia), INNSÆI Journal, Cultural Reverence, MicroPoetry Cosmos, The Fatehpur Resolution, Raft of Dreams, PuspoPravat (India), Sindh Courier (Pakistan), Orfeu.al (Kosovo), Alessandria Today (Italy), Atunis Galaxy Poetry (Belgium), Gazeta Destinacioni (Albania), Life (Abu Dhabi), Barcelona-Adabia (Spain), CTHOTEM Revista Cultural (Argentina), Raven Cage, Raseef 81(Germany), Antiquities and Classique (Algiria), Friendship of People N92024 EDAS Chronicle, The Dhaka Literature, An Ekushey Anthology, Pencraft International, Kavya Kishore, The Global Nation, bdnews24.com, The Daily Star, The Business Standard, Asian Age Online, Daily Observer (Bangladesh).
She has achieved a number of awards for outstanding literary contribution to World Literature.
Her poems have been translated in seven languages; and published in 29 countries in literary journals worldwide. She has been interviewed on several literary platforms for her contributions to world literature.
Several of her articles and poems are utilised as teaching material in universities and academies across various countries; some have been referenced in university research papers.
She runs an international poetry writing project and group named Life in Lyrics.
She is an author of three poetry books: ‘Grass in Green,’ ’The Pearl Necklace,’ ‘Floating Feathers’ and a book of articles ‘Split and Splice’. Four more books are currently in progress.
Poetry, to her, is music through words; an ever-flowing river reflecting all that surrounds us.
As an author, she tries to spread message of love, hope, mercy; and tries create an awareness of social responsibilities and human rights.
As an op-ed writer, she has written more than 130 articles. Some of her articles are used as teaching material in countries like China.
She served as a faculty member of Business English at Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology. Currently, she is the director of the prominent human resource development
She actively participates in sports whenever the opportunity arises. For 10 years, she worked as a newscaster, commentary reader, and radio presenter for Radio Bangladesh. She has also directed plays, including Shakespeare’s ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’.
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I
AM
TUMBLEWEED
I sprout in winter, bloom full in summer.
Flowers in each thorny leaf, colorful collar;
Safe inside these are my seeds.
None takes away my breed,
I am the master of my own progeny.
Fall comes; I mature and need to flow.
My off springs need a safer place to grow.
I start my desolate journey when winds blow.
Wobbling, rolling jumping a skeleton ghost;
Scaring travellers on the road on the go;
Sometimes stuck in a barbed fence or so,
Stuck like a prisoner, die decompose.
I am tumbleweed.
I need the western winds to disperse my seeds;
Bouncing from place to place,
I find a space where I can breathe in peace,
Only a little water and barren stretches;
Restless I am, I cannot stay in a place.
I roll and ramble down the hills and pebbly roads;
None stands on my Prickly way,
The wind takes me to my journey’s end;
Where I can rest, my lineage grows again.
At my journey’s end, I die with my seeds spread.
Content for my progenies to start their own quest.
REMEMBER ME
Remember me, when the sun shines brightly in the eastern sky,
Brightening the day with its sultry gaze above and high;
Remember me, when the moon comes out of the overwhelming clouds
Shining through the darkness of night floating, luminous so proud;
Remember me, when there is a heavy shower and downpour,
Falling incessant musical rain drops to make you soar;
Remember me when you see the magical rainbow,
Painting the sky, with all its colorful hue and glow;
Remember me when thunderstorms abound,
Burying with fierce explosions of lightning bolts the world around;
Remember me, when the chilling darkness shrouds and blinds,
Curling its creepy tentacles and winding upon your spines;
Remember my eyes shining through the darkness, giving you light,
Enlightening memories of all our glorious past and prime;
Remember me, if the world ever jeers at you,
Leaving you cringing in despair and blue;
Remember me, when you need that reassuring phase,
Twinkling down, from above, smiling face;
Remember me, when the world cheers at you anew,
Thousands of shining faces, looking up at you so true;
Remember me, when you are sick and green,
Soothing prayers working like balm, to make you beam and dream;
Remember me, in your sickness and wellness when I am gone,
Nowhere to be seen, or touched, leaving you feeling alone;
Remember me, in your existence as a whole,
For my soul, has always been yours.
A mother, a lover, a well-wisher to the core -
Remember me…….
