Born on This Day: 9 Poems by Fadwa Tuqan
Palestinian poet and memoirist Fadwa Tuqan (1917-2003) — whose acclaimed autobiography, A Mountainous Journey, was translated to English by Olive E. Kenny and Naomi Shihab Nye — was born on this day in 1917.
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Sunday Submissions: Exchanges: Journal of Literary Translation
Exchanges: Journal of Literary Translation is seeking submissions for their Spring 2021 issue through March 31.
Upcoming Events: ‘Type Design and Intellectual Rights,’ Palestine Writes Cultural Spotlight, More
A few online events coming in the next week.
Friday Finds: A New Translation of Amal Dunqul’s ‘The Book of Exodus’
“O you, standing on the verge of the massacre, / Brandish your weapons!”
Announcing: ‘Middle Eastern Literatures’
“Our role is to nurture ambitious and innovative scholarship, and we are committed to completing peer review within three months or less.”
Linguistic Embodiment: A Talk with Lisa J. White and Mahmoud Shaltout
In short, this book can be integrated into any Arabic teaching curriculum as a supplement, and it can be enjoyed on its own by the linguistically curious, cultural enthusiasts, and art lovers of every description.
Publication Day: Ramy al-Asheq’s ‘My Heart Became a Bomb’
“We knew the hole that was in the back of the head / would try to swallow up whatever we threw behind us / like a vacuum cleaner”
New Fiction in Translation: ‘The Illusion of Sea’
“The place was choking, and it will always be.”
Sunday Submissions: Kendeka Prize for African Literature
The prize, administered by Solano Publications, is free to enter; both short stories and creative nonfiction are eligible.