An Excerpt from: Ahlam Bsharat’s ‘I Saw, Father, What You Saw’
Ahlam Bsharat is a poet, educator, and the author of many books for young readers. She has written numerous poems in the last six weeks. This excerpt comes from “يا […]
November 2023
Farewell to Mohammad Al-Amin
The Echoes of Struggle and Resilience: Sudanese Bid Farewell to Mohammad Al-Amin, Musical Maestro and Emotional Virtuoso By Lemya Shammat Born on February 20, 1943, in the heart of Wad […]
New Poetry: Fady Joudah’s ‘Sunbird’
Words, we believe, are the flesh & bone of human solidarity. They are mutual assistance; they build and reinforce our networks of shared understanding. When people swing an axe at […]
Update: Poet Mosab Abu Toha Released by Israeli Army in Gaza
NOVEMBER 21, 2023 — Multiple sources announced Tuesday afternoon that the Palestinian poet and essayist Mosab Abu Toha, who had been kidnapped by the Israeli Army in Gaza as he was fleeing […]
A Poem by Olivia Elias from Day 38, Nov. 14
On November 13, we shared a special section on Palestinian poet Olivia Elias, who writes in French, which included video readings by Elias and her translators; a conversation between Elias […]
Lit & Found: Ahmed Naji & Mona Kareem Talk Prison Literature
As Mona Kareem writes in her introduction to this interview with Egyptian writer Ahmed Naji for The Millions, he has been many types of writer already: “an anonymous blogger, a cultural journalist, […]
Sheikh Zayed Book Award Announces 2024 Longlists
NOVEMBER 17, 2023 — The Sheikh Zayed Book Award (SZBA) today announced the 2024 longlists in several categories, including literature, young author, and children’s literature categories. They also announced the longlist […]
New Poem from Gaza: Basman Aldirawi’s ‘This Bread Was Born, This Bread Was Killed’
From Gaza, writer and poet Basman Aldirawi — one of the contributors to Light in Gaza: Writings Born of Fire — shares new work. You can get the ebook of Light in […]
Palestinian Poems with and for the Now
This list is a beginning. Please borrow and/or expand it. You can find more poems at this Word doc. There is also this beautiful PDF, which includes additional resources. Rasha Abdulhadi That Nation […]