Funky Dog Publishing

07/11/2026

From my collection of Merida Poems

07/09/2026

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Persian Rice By Doug Tanoury For dinner she makes a large Platter of Persian rice that is An artist’s pallet, where grains Of white and yellow mass and mingle With dried red fruits like a multitude Of Muslim pilgrims converging in Mecca. In the kitchen she talks to me As she is busy at the stove, ...

06/27/2026

A poet’s hope: to be, like some valley cheese, local, but prized elsewhere.”

– W.H. Auden, 1907-1973

Like politics, poetry is local.

Doug Tanoury Though formally educated in business, Doug Tanoury has spent his lifetime training in ... Log In With Your Email and Zip Email Zip / Postal Code Log In An active subscription to the Grosse Pointe News is required to view this article. Please call (313) 343-5578 to subscribe. Subscribers...

06/25/2026