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 […]
Poetry
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 […]
‘The Future of Gaza’ by Basman Eldirawi
The Future of Gaza By Basman Eldirawi While I write this poem, the future of Gaza lies in a coma in Al Aqsa hospital’s ICU after shrapnel flew into […]
A Whisper from Sudanese Poet Kamal Elgizouli
Whispers By Kamal Elgizouli Translated by Adil Babakir It’s not murder that I dread. Not even a tragic end. Nor this door being blown down outright, or them storming in […]
‘Where I Write Now’: Maryam Al Khateeb
Where I Write Now By Maryam Al Khateeb Translated by Wiam El-Tamami In the room where I sleep, I’ve created a portal to the sky Every night, I prepare the […]
New Poetry in Translation: Samar Diab’s ‘Galilo/le’
Galilo/le By Samar Diab Translated by Zeina Hashem Beck If it turned, you would have seen England’s swans in the lap of a dying child in Somalia, placing their […]