Saodat Pulkanova
was born in 1973 in the Khatirchin region of Samarkand Province. She graduated from the faculty of philology of Tashkent State University. She worked for Radio Uzbekistan and ”Voice of America”. Several collections of her work have been published. She is now living in Sweden.
The World
This parallel world is unable,
To manipulate me, and so
Tormenting me, even torturing,
It won’t reach its goal, I know.
It lures with a bunch a desires,
And cunning silk overall
But luxury, wealth and passion
Won’t cure my wounded soul.