Book talk about Kareem Rabie’s new book "Palestine is Throwing a Party and the Whole World is Invited" (Duke University Press 2021).
Sunday Submissions: FIYAH Literary Magazine – Palestine Special Issue
FIYAH Literary Magazine is open for submissions for their Palestine Special Issue through September 30.
Sahar Khalifeh: ‘I Am A Committed Writer, Or Maybe I Am An Obsessed Writer’
"I am a committed writer or maybe I am an obsessed writer. I am obsessed by occupation because I live it. I witness the atrocities of occupation. I witness and live through those atrocities and still am living them."
Free virtual screening of the feature film “3000 Nights” directed by Mai Masri
Free film screening of "3000 Nights", followed by a discussion with the film director Mai Masri. Screening will start at 12:00 Noon US EDT; 7:00 PM Palestine Time. Duration: 1:43:00. Arabic with English subtitles.
5 Writers: A Brief Look at Palestinian Literature in French
This short list is drawn off recommendations that came in through Twitter.
’67 Children’: A Friday Poem by Ahlam Bsharat
"67 mothers calling"
Friday Finds: Two Poems by Ameer Hamad
"These two poems translated by Katharine Halls are small enough to carry in one’s palm; they utilise a mode of poetic witness attuned to distillation, frankness, and the startling force of an ending."
‘The Cat Cow’ by Ahlam Bsharat
"I want to hug the cat named Cow, who survived the war"
New Poetry by Ahlam Bsharat: ‘I Saw a Dead Road on the Road’
"I saw a dead road on the road / & left it there"