New Poetry: ‘trapped cravings’
“howling in the air / the wind outside / the heart inside / unsettled and troubled”
Shaimaa Abulebda
New Poetry: ‘The Tent Is Closing in on Us’
My body recognizes the feel of the air inside tents. It’s well-acquainted with the windy nights and the scorching days and everything in between. The humidity, relentless in both summer […]
New Poetry by Shaimaa Abulebda
By Shaimaa Abulebda It’s winter, and I am counting down to Ramadan. The nights are long and cold in the crowded tent, away from home. One morning, the weight of […]
‘Resistance and the Palestinian Folk Song’
This piece appeared in our Spring 2021 SONG issue. By Shaimaa Abulebda It was last year when a short video posted to Palestinian singer-songwriter Terez Sliman’s Facebook page went viral. […]