Poet Profile

Ali Znaidi

Ali Znaidi lives in Redeyef, Tunisia, where he teaches English. He writes poetry and has an interest in literature, languages, and literary translation. He also has a penchant for short-form verse including haiku in all its forms and Fibonacci sequences. His work has been widely-published in recent years. He is reputedly the first Tunisian poet ever to have originally published a collection of haiku in English (Bye, Donna Summer!). He has also authored four poetry chapbooks.

Awards and Other Honors: Special Recognition, The Fujisan Haiku Contest (2013)

Books Published: Experimental Ruminations (Fowlpox Press, 2012); Moon’s Cloth Embroidered with Poems (Origami Poems Project, 2012); Taste of the Edge (Kind of A Hurricane Press, 2014); Bye, Donna Summer! (Fowlpox Press, 2014).

autumnal winds blow
trees harmoniously sway
choreography

lily’s aroma
finds a way into the street
Lily’s aroma

thunder loudly roars
deafening noise splits the ears
buzzing buzzing bees

two black clouds dancing
raindrops quenching the soil’s thirst
a bra drying up

summer fruits abound
two bunches of grapes protrude
her sassy earrings

Nimble winter rain
reconfiguring the soil
—A Photoshop craft

Credits: “autumnal winds blow” - Haiku Journal 9 (May 20, 2012); “thunder loudly roars” - Three Line Poetry 13 (June 16, 2012); “summer fruits abound” - Ink Sweat and Tears (July 6, 2012); “lily’s aroma” - Three Line Poetry 17 (July 19, 2012); “two black clouds dancing” - BoySlut (September 14, 2012); “Nimble winter rain” - The Literary Yard (February 11, 2014).