New Poetry: ‘From Gaza, Answering Darwish’
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 […]
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New Poetry by Basman Elderawi: ‘I Am Not Jesus’
I Am Not Jesus By Basman Elderawi I am not Jesus, but since birth I move along the Via Dolorosa, carrying the guilt of the world on my back. I […]
New Poetry from & for Gaza: ‘You Don’t Need Your Glasses, Santa’
You Don’t Need Your Glasses, Santa By Basman Aldirawi Translated by Tala Ladki Do you see that black cloud over there, Santa? There used to be a child from Gaza, […]
‘The Idea Has Failed’: A Poem from Gaza by Basman Aldirawi
This poem is shared by Gazan Palestinian poet Basman Aldirawi, also the author of “This Bread Was Born, This Bread Was Killed.” The Idea Has Failed By Basman Aldirawi Translated […]
New Poem from Gaza: Basman Aldirawi’s ‘This Bread Was Born, This Bread Was Killed’
From Gaza, writer and poet Basman Aldirawi — one of the contributors to Light in Gaza: Writings Born of Fire — shares new work. You can get the ebook of Light in […]
Palestinian Poems with and for the Now
This list is a beginning. Please borrow and/or expand it. You can find more poems at this Word doc. There is also this beautiful PDF, which includes additional resources. Rasha Abdulhadi That Nation […]