New Poetry in Translation: ‘Love’ by Ahmed Yamani
“Love / was the axe that strikes // Love / was the hand holding the axe”
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A Poem from ALQ: Fowziyah Abu Khalid’s ‘Wedding’
“I’ve been dreaming of a wedding since the splash of / the first wet ink”
With Joy & Glad Tidings: The WEDDINGS Issue of ArabLit Quarterly
Performers and performance are also central to weddings, both for their ability to entertain and to temporarily violate social norms.
Lit & Found: It’s a Chick, Not a Dog
In celebration of World Kid Lit Month, Words Without Borders has run a feature by Ruth Ahmedzai Kemp on international books for young readers interested in history, and they have also resurfaced older translations of classic children’s books, including Marilyn Booth’s translation of الكتكوت ليس كلبا by Jar al-Nabi al-Hilw, with illustrations by Helmi Eltouni.
Two Titles from Arabic Make 2022 Shortlist of Sarah Maguire Prize for Poetry in Translation
“The translation of poetry is poetry stretched to its very limits.”
An Excerpt from Ahmed El Fakharany’s ‘The Quail King: An Alexandrian Odyssey’
“I was nineteen years old, working in Mu`allim Idris’s workshop, when I asked him about the age of the Universe.”
Translator’s Preface to ‘The Quail King: An Alexandrian Odyssey’
The Quail King: An Alexandrian Odyssey is a novel by Egyptian author Ahmed Fakharani. Nancy Roberts’ translation is part of the Sawiris Culture award for emerging writers launched by Sawiris […]
‘The Poet of Life Which was Merciless to Him’: Jabra Ibrahim Jabra on Badr Shakir al-Sayyab
The great Palestinian writer, who lived many years in Iraq, remembers his friend Badr Shakir al-Sayyab.
Lit & Found: 3 Poems & an Interview, Iman Mersal and Robyn Creswell
Four Way Review, an online literary journal from the independent literary publisher Four Way Books, has published three poems by Iman Mersal in Robyn Creswell’s translation and a talk between Creswell and poet-translator Sara Elkamel.