New Poetry: ‘Mind the Gap,’ a Syrian on the London Underground
2022-12-12
On the underground / I sit and contemplate the ceiling. / London passes over me.Continue Reading
Three Poems by Riyad Al-Saleh Al-Hussein
2022-10-22
“That I wrap my left arm around your shoulder / And my right around the shoulder of the world / And to say to the moon: / Take a photo of us.”Continue Reading
New Poetry from Ghassan Al-Jibai: ‘You Call It a Grave, I Call It a Flowerpot’
2022-10-20
“I am as you’ve always known me / Arms crossed over my chest / Like a stone bridge”Continue Reading
‘Arresting a Poem’ and Two More by Mona Kareem, tr. Sara Elkamel
2022-10-17
Above a Floor of Lament * As he tried to finish painting her eyes The painting drowned in tears * All the carpets of kings are red And so are their costumes * He screams into his glass: Why do you set fire to my heart’s curtains Instead of washing them? * When I ignite an idea TheyContinue Reading
New Poetry in Translation: ‘Love’ by Ahmed Yamani
2022-10-03
“Love / was the axe that strikes // Love / was the hand holding the axe”Continue Reading
A Poem from ALQ: Fowziyah Abu Khalid’s ‘Wedding’
2022-09-29
“I’ve been dreaming of a wedding since the splash of / the first wet ink”Continue Reading
New Poetry: Four by Aya Nabih, tr. Sara Elkamel
2022-08-22
“I have discarded days in the wastebasket to make room for barrenness, and I seriously considered setting them on fire, to do my part in making the world a lighter place.”Continue Reading
Three Translations of Asmaa Azaizeh’s ‘Dragonflies’
2022-08-16
These three translations of Asmaa Azaizeh’s “Dragonflies” appeared in the first issue of ArabLit Quarterly, which came out in the fall of 2018.Continue Reading
New Poetry: Three Poems by Rana al-Tonsi
2022-08-09
