Lit & Found: A Poem by Maya Abu Al-Hayyat
“Maya’s poems are made of such dailiness, the extreme violence of a colonizing force punctuating days filled with humor and compassion and small failures and sweeping loves.”
Lena Khalaf Tuffaha
The Almond Blossom Knows Its Life Is Short: Poetry of Palestinian Women in Translation
Join this class with Lena Khalaf Tuffaha to explore a selection of translated poetry by Palestinian women.
#PalestineWrites: Literature, Erasure, and Preservation
“Shukair stressed the important role Arab educational institutions play in keeping Palestinian literature alive.”
Poet Lena Khalaf Tuffaha on Her Relationship Status with English: ‘It’s Complicated’
“My grandfather, Husni Fariz, was the poet laureate of Jordan. I used to relish the chance to sit at his desk and “write poems,” terrible poems in Arabic, ones that tried desperately to rhyme.”