Poetica

About Poetica

Parviz Mukhamadkulov opened the first Poetica on Smith Street in the fall of 2020. His son Noor was born weeks later. Most of the city was still closed. The name Poetica comes from the literary traditions of Samarkand, the city where poetry and mathematics were once practiced as the same discipline. The philosophy comes from somewhere more personal: the mahalla Parviz grew up in. A mahalla is a neighborhood. But in Uzbek tradition, it carries obligations. When a guest arrives, the entire neighborhood organizes. Tea and bread before questions. A seat before an invitation. The guest is sacred because the act of welcoming is how a community keeps itself intact.