‘Happy Birthday’: A Poem for Nakba Day
“Have you seen what parties are like in heaven? / Should I bring a gift? / Anyhow: Happy birthday, Essa.”
Basman Eldirawi
‘A Resonant Death’: A Poem After Fatima Hassouna
“This massacre shrinks homes into tents— / You sing with the displaced birds at its door.”
‘When the Genocide is Over’: New Poetry by Basman Eldirawi
When the Genocide is Over By Basman Eldirawi When the genocide is over I’ll walk on tiptoe Searching for my friends’ graves Thinking of words to write for Eman, Ouda, […]
‘End-of-Year Sale’: New Poetry by Basman Eldirawi
End-of-Year Sale By Basman Eldirawi Translated by M Lynx Qualey The city now seems like the most fitting place for an end-of-year sale. Bodies are free today, you just have […]
Writing to Survive: Extending the Discussion with Gazan Poets
Below is an extension of our editor Nashwa Nasreldin’s essay at New Lines, “Gazan Poets Write to Survive.“ By Nashwa Nasreldin When I first started writing this feature for New […]
‘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 […]
New Poetry of the Now by Basman Eldirawi
The Moment By Basman Eldirawi The saddest part is that we don’t know what the saddest part is Is it this moment? The next moment? Is the moment when […]