Friday Finds: ‘Another Trip to the Tower Mirage,’ by Yasser Abdellatif
and marble like ivory
gleaming damply
with daylight dwindling
till shadows swallow
stealing footfalls
and three lifts to the left.
Poetry
‘A Poet’s Hallucinations,’ by Dareen Tatour
Desire builds a nest
Between the branches of my love.
It sings like a bulbul, night and day
And sweeps through me like fire through straw.
Osama Alomar’s ‘Teeth of the Comb’: A Stranger in the English-language Landscape
″A man of principles was forced to swallow an insult. He choked and died. As for the bootlicker, he chased after the insult with all his might, fearing that he would die of hunger.″
Poet Ramy al-Asheq: ‘In the Sea’s Playground’
Levi Thompson is working with Syrian poet Ramy al-Asheq, currently based in Germany, on translating a collection of his poems. Here, Thompson shares one translation and thoughts on bringing al-Asheq’s […]
Sunday Submissions: Best Translated Book Awards 2018
The longlist is expected on April 10, 2018; the finalists on May 15, 2018; and the winners on Thursday, May 31, 2018.
Friday Finds: Khaled Khalifa’s ‘Living in a Void’
“It’s not easy to say goodbye to half a century of your life and wait for someone you love to drown.”
A New Translation of Palestinian Poet Dareen Tatour’s ‘I… Who Am I?’
I am Me…
A storm of angry waves at sunset,
Its breathing strangled in the grip of the winds.
But as I draw near the question pulls away,
And I keep on asking: “Who am I?”
Badriah Albeshr′s ‘Hend and the Soldiers’: A Saudi Novella About How Oppression Works, And How To Fight It
“Throughout the novella, women struggle to connect with other women. “
An Excerpt from Nadia Al-Kowkabani’s ‘Ali Muhsin Souk’
“Nothing stays a secret for long in the souk.”