"And yes, Galal’s poetry inspires me. He makes me want to sit at my desk with a stronger spine, be brave with my own writing."
‘500 Tomorrows’: On Jailed Egyptian Poet Galal El-Behairy
It ends without an ending, with a familiar stagnation: "distress leaves/ making room for more distress/ and I wait for tomorrow’s date/ to come tomorrow, late."
