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 […]
Poetry
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 […]
New Poetry by Samer Abu Hawwash
We Will Lose This War By Samer Abu Hawwash Translated by Huda Fakhreddine We won’t cut down a tree. We won’t burn a field. We won’t kill a man or […]
New Poetry by Asmaa Dwaima: ‘A Miracle’
By Asmaa Dwaima Translated by Asmaa Dwaima and Nour Siksik All I want: a miracle The hand of God extends over Gaza, pats us on our heads, retrieves […]
‘To the Students of Columbia University’
Editorial Preface The Editors of The Columbia Review, with ArabLit To The Students of Columbia University (رسالة إلى طلاب جامعة كولومبيا) By Ameer Hamad (tr. Amine Bit, Gabrielle Alvarez, […]