Tasneem Hossain, a multi-lingual poet, author, educator, and columnist from Bangladesh has left an undeniable mark on the literary world. With a major in English language and Literature, she is a prolific writer who crafts poetry in English, Bengali and Urdu. Her works span from poetry, fiction, op-eds, translations and educational writings making her a versatile and influential literary figure.
She has immersed herself in the timeless essence of literary creations. She looks at things with microscopic eyes and finds beauty everywhere. This gifted poet, educator and trainer weaves poetry with an intricate tapestry of words Her poems are music to the heart and speech of the soul that express different aspects of life, evoking emotions from sadness to happiness. The beauty and charm of her poetry and artistic thread are woven into love verses that caress the souls of the readers Many of those are about love-some fulfilled, some unrequited. Even in unfulfillment there is always a ray of hope shining that love is never futile but fulfilling in its own ways. Tasneem writes poetry only when her passion is aroused and this can be observed in the powerful flow of her ink.
At the same time, her op-eds and columns create awareness about social and human rights issues, including domestic abuse, war and peace. Her writings are a powerful call to humanity to stand against injustice and war.
A strong literary presence, she is a multifaceted author, a talented and gifted soul, an experienced educator and a business leader. her profound and emotive writings have captured the hearts and illuminated the lives of countless of readers worldwide.
Tasneem’s work has transcended geographical boundaries, reaching readers from diverse cultures and backgrounds. Her impactful writings have found their way in more than 280 esteemed anthologies, journals, daily newspapers and international magazines, such as Human Rights Art Movement, Wordsmith International Editorial, Valiant Scribe, Southern Arizona Press, MockingOwl Roost, Setu, Pen magazine, Prodigy Magazine (USA), Borderless Journal (Singapore), Discover Mississauga and More-eBook, (Canada), Dark Thirty Poetry Publishing, Krishnochura (UK), Polis Magazino, Homo Universal (Greece), Borderless Journal (Singapore), Sindh Courier (Pakistan), Worvid and Homagi International Magazines (Indonesia), INNSÆI Journal, Cultural Reverence, Reader’s Choice, MicroPoetry Cosmos, The Fatehpur Resolution, Raft of Dreams, PuspoPravat (India), Orfeu.al (Kosovo), Alessandria Today (Italy), Atunis Galaxy Poetry (Belgium), Gazeta Destinacioni (Albania), Barcelona Magazine (Spain), Life (Abu Dhabi), Barcelona-Adabia (Spain), CTHOTEM Revista Cultural (Argentina), Raven Cage, Raseef 81(Germany), Antiquities and Classique (Algiria), Friendship of People N92024, EDAS Chronicle, The Dhaka Literature, An Ekushey Anthology, Pencraft International, Kavya Kishore, The Global Nation, bdnews24.com, The Daily Star, The Business Standard, Asian Age Online, Daily Observer (Bangladesh) and many more.
She believes, ‘poetry is music through words, an ever-flowing river reflecting all that surrounds us.’
Winner of The International Literary Association Creative Tribune, Walt Whitman 2025 Contest, her poems have been translated in 11 languages. A member of World Writers’ Union, she has been recognized as World’s Contemporary Writers 2024 in several anthologies; interviewed on several literary platforms including ‘Human Rights Art Movement’ (USA), ‘Worvid’ and ‘Homagi International’ (Indonesia); Dipon (Bangladesh) and Atunis Galaxy Poetica (Albania). She has won many awards and conferred diploma for her literary contributions to world literature
She has authored four books. The Pearl Necklace, Floating Feathers and Grass in Green (poetry) and Split and Splice (selected articles).
Several of her articles and poems are utilized as teaching material in universities and academies across various countries; some have been referenced in university research papers.
Her translation of short stories and poems of many writers have been published worldwide.
She has also conducted successful international workshops on haiku writing. Her passion to create bridges of communication for literary people around the world, nurture emerging writers, and create readers evolved in the birth of a group ‘life in Lyrics’, where she shares her expertise, and fosters a community that celebrates the power of words.
She served as a faculty member of Business English at Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology. Currently, she is the director of two prominent human resource development
organizations, Continuing Education Centre (Bangladesh), and Cansaz Services and Distribution LLC (Canada). With 27 years of experience, she is a highly regarded Business English language and Communication Management trainer.
Her passion exceeds beyond literature and education. She actively participates in sports and has played in national badminton championships. She has an extensive background in broadcasting media (TV and Radio). For 10 years, she worked as newscaster, interviewer and presenter. She has also directed plays, including Shakespeare’s ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’.
Her aim is to spread valuable knowledge to help people grow through training, and reach people’s hearts through her literary works.
She believes in literature as a driving force for awareness and change, inspiring writers, readers, change makers and global audience alike.
You can connect with Tasneem through email: cec.tasneem@gmail.com
Before My Curtain is Drawn
Do not shed tears when I am gone.
Give me a moment now, before my curtain is drawn.
Stay with me for a while,
sit silently by my side.
Take my hands in your hands,
let me rest on your shoulders my friend.
Talk to me with your sweetest words,
smile at me with your eyes, twinkling stars.
Let me listen to your whispering heart,
engraved in my heart those moments apart;
If you cry, when I am gone;
my life’s curtain already drawn;
what meaning would it hold for me?
How will I know that you cared for me?
How will I tell you what you meant to me?
Let these moments of love be an eternity.
Come, sit beside me and love me now.
If you love me then make me this vow:
you won’t cry when I am gone,
for you will be never alone.
I will be with you very near,
wiping away all your tears;
Do not shed tears when I am gone.
Give me a moment now, before my curtain is drawn.
Forgotten Pebbles
Walking on the sea beach of life,
rolling endless pebbles, I see.
Crystal pearly waves kiss my feet.
Some pebbles roll on the sandy beach,
some move away in watery waves.
Some I take in my hands and keep,
some I throw;
forgotten pebbles on the seashore.
Gentle breeze soothes my being,
caressing and tingling my flushed cheeks.
Pricking needles in my memories old;
tears sweep through my turbulent soul.
The Raging Bull
Stop!
Don’t stop the raging bull.
Catch hold of it by its horns.
Let it race as fast as it can;
Stopping it, you won’t get a chance.
Let it fly faster than the whistling wind;
Turn its horn towards where you aim to be.
Let it speed with the torpedoing waves.
Dance on the bubbles riding its gait.
Let it charge through mountains,
Breaking barriers of caves.
Sprint on its back,
Collect the diamonds out on your way.
Let it gallop through the high forest trees.
Bound and leap on the trees higher than it can reach.
Glide on its back,
Never let your hold go weak;
Until it reaches the last door
You are meant to be.
Time, the ever-running warrior, flies so fast.
Guide your hold on the raging bulls’ horns;
Lead your own life till the last.
Sanctuary
The world keeps moving at its pace;
We are all given a momentary space.
No one knows when the end will come;
When our lease will end, we succumb.
Feast of false dreams that we perceive,
Turns to ashes the shroud of happiness, we dream.
Every day, we come closer with every breath
Time of breaking this rhythmic heart.
Remembering the story of breaking apart;
A river of rain brims the eyes, thinking of death.
Each breath we take is a beautiful song.
Flowing, dancing with every heartbeat along,
Treasure what our hands can hold; be strong.
Let others enjoy the rest, my friend.
Wandering among the unknown faces until the end,
We will gently fade away, one day.
Come, my love, gather me in your arms,
Before I leave this sanctuary, we hold in our palms.
The sanctuary, we call life.
Unstoppable
You are unstoppable.
You rush through the clouds and seven seas;
Mountains and forests, you just breeze over and in.
Every little, big thing you can easily win.
The beauty of the lady you can enjoy thoroughly;
The love of the men you gain easily.
The sword of the men, the tanks on the battlefield,
The delicate vase on the table, the soft curtain-
Nothing puts you on a rein.
Come snow, come storm,
The prison or the chains;
Everything you pass with ease and oh so fast!
Your winged chariot roams around countries so vast
You are unstoppable my gallant and lovely thoughts.
Copyright@Tasneem Hossain