New Poetry by Nasser Rabah: ‘Amjad’
Poet and short-story writer Nasser Rabah is on the list of finalists for this year’s Arabic Flash Fiction Prize from ArabLit and Komet Kashakeel. He and translator Wiam El-Tamami share […]
Poetry
New Poetry in Translation: Somaya Elsousi’s ‘Her Scent’
For the next several Wednesdays, ArabLit will be running a series of poems by Somaya Elsousi, a Palestinian poet from Gaza who now lives in Norway. You can read more […]
New Poetry in Translation: ‘The Seagulls are the Gateway of the Sea’
For the next several Wednesdays, ArabLit will be running a series of poems by Somaya Elsousi, a Palestinian poet from Gaza who now lives in Norway. You can read more […]
New Poetry of the Now by Basman Eldirawi
The Moment By Basman Eldirawi The saddest part is that we don’t know what the saddest part is Is it this moment? The next moment? Is the moment when […]
Fady Joudah: ‘How Is Your Devastation Today?’
This poem also appears on Mizna. How Is Your Devastation Today? By Fady Joudah Did a particular morning birdsong visit it? Did innocent grumbling about a meaningless desire that has […]
New Poetry for Ismail Al-Ghoul and Rami Al-Rifi
For Ismail Al-Ghoul and Rami Al-Rifi By Heba Al-Agha Translated by Julia Choucair Vizoso No grief to bear in this city no wall to weep on no helmet […]
New Poetry in Translation: ‘Man of Glass’
Man of Glass By Kamal Abu Al-Nour Translated by Abdou Elrayess with Yasser Abdellatif Once I took my heart for a walk And told him: I am a dead […]
Poetry in Translation: Ahmed Yamani’s ‘Love’
This poem is from Yamani’s collection, Farewell in a Tiny Triangle, published by Dar Almutawassit. A translation originally ran on ArabLit in October 2022. Love By Ahmed Yamani Translated by […]
New Poetry by Olivia Elias, July 2024
Say By Olivia Elias translated by Jérémy Victor Robert A poet of the Palestinian diaspora, Olivia Elias writes in French. Born in Haifa in 1944, she lived until the age […]