New Poetry: ‘The Tent Is Closing in on Us’
My body recognizes the feel of the air inside tents. It’s well-acquainted with the windy nights and the scorching days and everything in between. The humidity, relentless in both summer […]
Poetry
‘End-of-Year Sale’: New Poetry by Basman Eldirawi
End-of-Year Sale By Basman Eldirawi Translated by M Lynx Qualey The city now seems like the most fitting place for an end-of-year sale. Bodies are free today, you just have […]
‘When It Rains Blood’: New Poetry by Reem Sleem
When It Rains Blood By Reem Sleem When you walk under the rain, take off your shoes and walk barefoot. Let your feet feel the water on the ground, let […]
‘Normalcy in Every War’: By Jan Dost
We originally ran this poem, by Syrian Kurdish author Jan Dost, in 2020. Dost’s first novel to appear in English, Safe Corridor, is coming next year in Marilyn Booth’s translation. […]
New Poetry by Ramzi Salem: ‘Orange Death’
The poem “موت برتقالي” originally appeared in al-Araby al-Jadeed on December 5, 2024. Orange Death By Ramzi Salem I love autumn, and I hate its shades of orange that remind […]
From Mahmoud Abu Hashhash’s ‘Violation’
Poems from Violation By Mahmoud Abu Hashhash Translated by Wiam El-Tamami My friends, faraway and safe in their houses and streets their offices and parks write to me asking: […]
New Poetry by Tamer Kuhial
Behind the Veil By Tamer Kuhial Translated by Oumeima Mouelhi Gaza! Fragments of bombs hang from my throat, and Briefly fuse with the living So I can die a […]
New Poetry by Shaimaa Abulebda
By Shaimaa Abulebda It’s winter, and I am counting down to Ramadan. The nights are long and cold in the crowded tent, away from home. One morning, the weight of […]
New Poetry by Golan Haji
The Scissors By Golan Haji Translated by Marilyn Hacker Golan Haji is a Syrian-Kurdish poet, essayist and translator with a postgraduate degree in pathology. He lives in France. He has […]