This poem was inadvertently left out of the THIS MOMENT section of ArabLit Quarterly’s “Gaza! Gaza! Gaza!” section. We will be correcting future issues but also encourage you to read it here. […]
Houses That Cling to the Tongue By Mahmoud Kiralla Translated by Tamer Fathy Mabrouk When I was young, the train that passed our old house, with its loud whistle—which still […]
We have one poem by Atef Alshaer in the Spring 2024 issue of ArabLit Quarterly, in partnership with Majalla 28, which accompanies his conversation with journalist Ursula Lindsey about Gaza’s […]
When the War Parts By Heba Al-Agha Translated by Julia Choucair Vizoso I won’t be the same might become a closet or a bed a gas canister, a rug a […]
In the Fall 2021 issue of ArabLit Quarterly, we focused on FOOTBALL, and especially its many literary manifestations. Among these are the chants sung at matches; the issue brought together diverse chants […]
From Gaza, Answering Darwish By Basman Eldirawi with Mahmoud Darwish, translations by Ibrahim Muhawi In March, spring rains return, first cold, then warm. We think it’s the time to […]
Nearly four decades after his death at the age of 28, Riyad al-Saleh al-Hussein’s work remains a vibrant part of the poetic and imaginative landscape of Syria and beyond. This […]
Three new poetry collections gather work mostly written in the final months of 2023. Out now, from the Publishers for Palestine collective, is Poems for Palestine, a free booklet of […]
This Scar By Ahmad Al-Mulla Translated by Nour Jaljuli He wakes up every day before every passing mirror, to search for it on his cheek swearing that it’s the mark […]
