Translating the Unseen: Gaza’s Sky and Anne Carson’s Vision
Translating the Unseen: Gaza’s Sky and Anne Carson’s Vision By Alaa Alqaisi It began with an email from Dr. James Heaney, a professor of English and Irish studies at Carlow […]
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‘A Bird with Wings of Fire’: Nasir Abdullah
This essay, written by poet Nasir Abdullah in the fall of 2024, carves out the difficulties of being separated from family during genocide. A Bird with Wings of Fire By […]
‘When It Rains Blood’: New Poetry by Reem Sleem
When It Rains Blood By Reem Sleem When you walk under the rain, take off your shoes and walk barefoot. Let your feet feel the water on the ground, let […]
Part Two: ‘I Don’t Want to Forget Who I Am’
By Mahmoud Al-Shaer ed. Wiam El-Tamami Mahmoud Al-Shaer is a Palestinian editor, curator, poet, and cultural organizer. He is an active and influential member of the cultural field in Gaza, […]
‘I Don’t Want to Forget Who I Am’
By Mahmoud Al-Shaer ed. Wiam El-Tamami Mahmoud Al-Shaer is a Palestinian editor, curator, poet, and cultural organizer. He is an active and influential member of the cultural field in Gaza, […]
Samah Hasanain’s ‘Nine Moments in Gaza’
Nine Moments in Gaza By Samah Hasanain Translated by Enas Eltorky 1- All speech is merely a brief scene summarizing the story: the wolf steals Laila’s dress, her voice, and […]
Asmaa Dwaima: ‘A Sentence About Death’
A Sentence About Death By Asmaa Dwaima Translated by the ArabLit collective I would have been happy to die a martyr, but not in the way I see people dying […]
New Poetry in Translation: Somaya Elsousi’s ‘Her Scent’
For the next several Wednesdays, ArabLit will be running a series of poems by Somaya Elsousi, a Palestinian poet from Gaza who now lives in Norway. You can read more […]
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 […]