Quotes from Eliza Griswold

I think most good poetry is about suffering; I think that's what underlies the love in these landays pieces - suffering and longing.

News isn't designed to talk about daily life in its nuances, but poetry is.

It's important to understand that violent Islam is only one face of violent religion.

Poetry isn't as relevant in the Western world as it is in Afghanistan. And not many people make time for something that doesn't feel relevant.

Speculation is a fool's game, but I've seen many political projections that look like the Taliban could hold most of the country, and possibly Kabul, within perhaps a short time.

The truth is, terrorism flourishes in places of injustice rather than in places of poverty.

The power of the voice in rap is about the expression of truth, rather than the expression of some kind of artifice.

I worked with two young women translators. One died and the other received a death threat from the Taliban.

When I would ask women to tell me landays, and they were comfortable enough to do so, they'd tell me ones that reflected the state of their own lives.