November 2, 2025
Ramsey Tawfik
Ramsey Tawfick is a British-Egyptian Coptic poet and filmmaker based in London. His work has appeared in places like Palette Poetry, Pamenar Press, Kahf magazine and engine(idling. He is a finalist for the Rising Poet Prize (Palette Poetry) and was longlisted for the Leonard Cohen Prize (ONLY POEMS).
once again it all becomes the bonfire
men in caves leading tribes away from the desert
once again there is poverty in this story
and the poet of the picket line and the poet of the magazine
selling digital remedies for the end times
I think poetry has the ability to reach the divine, what you do from there matters less than the journey, I think in a lot of ways I am substituting prayer with writing, so I am less concerned with attacking or continuing the sacred voice and just want to try my best to locate it in the world around me.