New Poetry by Ahlam Bsharat: ‘I Saw a Dead Road on the Road’
“I saw a dead road on the road / & left it there”
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Banipal Issue 70: ‘Mahmoud Shukair, Writing Jerusalem’
The Spring 2021 issue of Banipal, their 70th, has a special focus on Palestinian author Mahmoud Shukair.
Today: Join Palestinian & South African Poets for ‘Writing is a Cultural Weapon’
“We feature South African writers reading the poetry and prose of Palestinian writers (with some hopefully joining us, subject to availability during these trying circumstances).”
#TranslateThis: 15 Great Palestinian Books for Young Readers
An earlier version of this list ran at the website of the translation collective ArabKidLitNow; they will have more suggestions of Palestinian literature for young readers to translate in the coming months.
Monday Fiction: An Excerpt from ‘Fellini’s Shoe’
“That’s exactly what happened. We all looked left at the same time.”
Nakba Day: Free Palestinian Ebooks, Magazines, More Recommended Reading
There are at least two digital Nakba Day events today; one with poet Najwan Darwish and another the kickoff events for Palestine Art Week: Also to mark Nakba Day, which […]
Friday Finds: ‘Palestine Twenty Times in a Sentence’
The three translated poems are “We,” “Massacres,” and “I Don’t Ask Anymore.”
Meet New Literary Agent Saliha Haddad
“In places where agents aren’t common, I think it will help reshape the publishing landscape, to make it more professional and ethical, and to allow serious authors to receive the representation they deserve.”
Hybrid 2021 Abu Dhabi International Book Fair Announces Key Events
Headlining writers and translators include 2019 Women’s Prize for Fiction laureate Tayari Jones, American Translation Award-winning and International Prize for Arabic Fiction-longlisted novelist Iraqi novelist Muhsin al-Ramli, Booker International-winning translator Marilyn Booth, and Sheikh Zayebd Book Award-winning translator Michael Cooperson.