Sunday Submissions: ‘Harvard Review’ Seeks Translations
The deadline for submissions is April 8, 2020.
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Posts by Marcia Lynx Qualey:
World Poetry Day: 21 Poems by Arab Women (in Translation)
To mark the day, we have a list of 21 poems by Arab women, translated to English, starting with the sixth century and ending with work published in 2020.
Friday Finds: Jan Dost’s ‘A Pleasant Countenance’
“I don’t know how many hours I’d spent in solitary confinement. I was alone with four cold silent walls. I couldn’t hear anyone’s voice in that gloomy cell, and I don’t think anyone could hear me.”
Which 9 Arab Poets Are Featured in the New Two Lines Anthology ‘Home’?
“Home,” a new bilingual collection of contemporary Arabic poetry, is set for a September release, and it features work from nine poets, hailing from eight different countries, with an emphasis on “the minutiae of everyday life—the pain, the pleasure, the uncertainty, the ennui.”
UPDATE: Novelist Ahdaf Soueif Charged with Illegal Protest and Spreading False News
“Award-winning writer, @PalFest founder, all-around cultural exemplar Ahdaf Soueif charged with illegal protest and spreading false news about negligence within prisons regarding #COVID19, according to lawyers. Prosecutors still to question Mona, Leila, and Rabab.”
Omid Tofighian on Debordering and Literary Translation
Omid Tofighian and ArabLit’s M Lynx Qualey talk about his translation of Behouz Boochani’s multi-award winning book “No Friend but the Mountains: Writing From Manus Prison,” the process of debordering, and ways we can center writers and artists impacted by border violence.
How Mahmoud Darwish Inspired a Poetry Movement in Assam, India
The off-London Book Fair podcast explores the Miyah poetry movement that was sparked in April 2016 when poet Hafiz Ahmed composed “Write Down I Am a Miyah,” an echo of Mahmoud Darwish’s “ID Card,” and shared it on social media.
On Edwar al-Kharrat Day: His Memories, His Library
Edwar al-Kharrat (March 16, 1926-2015) was an Egyptian novelist, writer, and critic, and great lover of books. He would’ve been 94 today. In his honor, we revisit this special section.
Announcing: Judges for the 2020 ArabLit Story Prize, Submissions Open
Submissions are set to open on March 15, 2020 and close on July 15, 2020.