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A Poem A Day by Romilly Wilde

366 poems day-by-day for a leap year

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      “The Jackal’s Song” by Nazik al-Malaika, Iraq (1923–2007)

      October 30, 2026

      He sings at night

      to frighten the dark,

      but his song

      is only hunger

      turned into music.

      From A Poem A Day: Middle East & North Africa

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