Poem from Syria Becomes Part of Haunting Composition ‘Songish’
“[A]nd what can I do from where I am except raise my voice against this somehow.”
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Posts by Marcia Lynx Qualey:
Sunday Submissions: ‘Underpass,’ a New Journal for Literary Translations
“Although in practice, they say, this ‘means any language other than Spanish, French, or German.'”
NEA Announces 23 Literary-translation Fellowships; 2 Will Translate Arab Writers
“Complete with fight scenes, love scenes, and warrior women, this epic follows a woman and her son and their posse of friends as they move back and forth primarily in the Arab-Byzantine borderlands, with visits to Constantinople and to the caliph’s court in Baghdad.”
How Do You Translate ‘Zeft’?
“How was the trip when you got picked at the airport because you were being loud in Arabic? Epic zeft.”
‘A Curious Land,’ ‘The Republics’ Among 2016 Winners of Arab American Book Awards
“Death is careless at times. It confuses love with a wet afternoon in an empty room.”
Short-story Collection by Hassan Blasim on Finalist’s List for Finnish Prize
“The winner will be take home a ‘golden’ library card and €1,000.”
The Afterlife of Ghassan Kanafani
“[A] Canadian teacher has been suspended for giving a speech in which she called the assassinated Palestinian writer a martyr.”
More Than 6 Months On, Novelist Ahmed Naji Awaits Scheduling of Appeal
“We invite all writers, journalists, and those interested in freedom of expression and creativity to attend the Bulaq Abu Al-Aila Misdemeanour court session scheduled for Saturday, August 27 to hear the defense’s motion for a stay of the two year sentence issued against writer#AhmedNaji[.]”
Three New Poems, Translated by Robin Moger
“Every poem I read / a jewel / looted from the world. / Every poem I wrote / an apology.”