List: Dubai Diaries | Curated by Ashok Subramanian

Jan 30, 2025

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Dubai DiariesA poetic journal of Dubai trips made in 2023, with commentary, photos, and of course, poetry.
Ashok Subramanian
Poem: Halfway to the SkySo, I closed a door behind me in a room on the 123rd Floor of the Burj Khalifa. I was not there as a tourist. I was there as…then I thought…
Jan 30
Jan 30
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Poem: Nothing Else MattersA Sunday evening in a glittering desert. Alone and away.
Jan 26
Jan 26
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Poem : The 32nd FloorOn travel to Marhaba City.
Jan 23
Jan 23
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Poem: The Dirham DreamsIn February 2024, my partner and I manifested our dreams while sitting at an air-conditioned bus stop in Dubai. Remarkably, those dreams…
Dec 31, 2024
Dec 31, 2024
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Poem: Snores ( Dubai Dairies)I am on travel and have company. Here is the fun.
Dec 12, 2024
Dec 12, 2024
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Poem: Desert Dreams and the Mask( Dubai Dairies — 7)Another trip to Dubai. Work beckons. My mood swings from low to high, as the flight sours above the Arabian Peninsula.
Feb 24, 2024
Feb 24, 2024
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Poem: Roses in the Desert ( Dubai Diaries: 8)Every trip has its highs and lows. The February trip to Dubai is fascinating. The air is chill, but we can feel that the summer is just…
Feb 23, 2024
Feb 23, 2024
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Poem: Transformation ( Dubai Diaries — 6)A short poem of how a grain of sand transforms from a beach element into a desert element. I am in Dubai for #COP28 and so wrote this poem…
Dec 11, 2023
Dec 11, 2023
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Poem: Just Another Place ( Dubai Diaries — 6)My last trip to Dubai resulted in a success but turned out to be a bit disappointing. The setback took a lot out of me emotionally, but…
Dec 9, 2023
Dec 9, 2023
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Poem: Dubai Diaries — Part 4So, the final part of the Dubai Diaries is due. Tomorrow I will be boarding the flight to India and plan to return in a few weeks if all…
Oct 10, 2023
Oct 10, 2023
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Poem: Dubai Diaries — 3As the weekend vanishes, it dawns on me that the journey has slowly evolved to its business end. But with a few more days to go, the third…
Oct 8, 2023
Oct 8, 2023
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Poem: Dubai Diaries — Part 2As my trip to Dubai goes on, I visit many places for meetings. The days are exciting and exhausting at the same time. Yet, I try to piece…
Oct 6, 2023
Oct 6, 2023
Ashok Subramanian
Poem: Dubai Diaries- Part 1“Dubai, with all of its glitz and glamour rose in the heart of the desert.”
― Soroosh Shahrivar, The Rise of Shams
Oct 4, 2023
Oct 4, 2023

Dubai Diaries

A poetic journal of Dubai trips made in 2023, with commentary, photos, and of course, poetry.

Poem: Halfway to the Sky

So, I closed a door behind me in a room on the 123rd Floor of the Burj Khalifa. I was not there as a tourist. I was there as…then I thought…

Poem: Nothing Else Matters

A Sunday evening in a glittering desert. Alone and away.

Poem : The 32nd Floor

On travel to Marhaba City.

Poem: The Dirham Dreams

In February 2024, my partner and I manifested our dreams while sitting at an air-conditioned bus stop in Dubai. Remarkably, those dreams…

Poem: Snores ( Dubai Dairies)

I am on travel and have company. Here is the fun.

Poem: Desert Dreams and the Mask( Dubai Dairies — 7)

Another trip to Dubai. Work beckons. My mood swings from low to high, as the flight sours above the Arabian Peninsula.

Poem: Roses in the Desert ( Dubai Diaries: 8)

Every trip has its highs and lows. The February trip to Dubai is fascinating. The air is chill, but we can feel that the summer is just…

Poem: Transformation ( Dubai Diaries — 6)

A short poem of how a grain of sand transforms from a beach element into a desert element. I am in Dubai for #COP28 and so wrote this poem…

Poem: Just Another Place ( Dubai Diaries — 6)

My last trip to Dubai resulted in a success but turned out to be a bit disappointing. The setback took a lot out of me emotionally, but…

Poem: Dubai Diaries — Part 4

So, the final part of the Dubai Diaries is due. Tomorrow I will be boarding the flight to India and plan to return in a few weeks if all…

Poem: Dubai Diaries — 3

As the weekend vanishes, it dawns on me that the journey has slowly evolved to its business end. But with a few more days to go, the third…

Poem: Dubai Diaries — Part 2

As my trip to Dubai goes on, I visit many places for meetings. The days are exciting and exhausting at the same time. Yet, I try to piece…

Poem: Dubai Diaries- Part 1

“Dubai, with all of its glitz and glamour rose in the heart of the desert.” ― Soroosh Shahrivar, The Rise of Shams

Ashok Subramanian