Nasser Rabah

Nasser Rabah was born in Gaza in 1963. He got his BA in Agricultural Science in 1985, before going on to work as Director of the Communication Department in the Agriculture Ministry. He is a member of the Palestinian Writers and Authors Union and has published five collections of poetry, Running After Dead Gazelles (2003); One of Nobody (2011); Passersby with Light Clothes (2014); Water Thirsty for Water (2017); Eulogy for the Robin (2021), and two novels, Since Approximately an Hour (2018), and The Enclosure of the Gazelle (2024). Some of his poems have been translated into English, French and Hebrew. His latest book is Gaza: The Poem Said Its Piece (City Lights 2025). He lives in Gaza.

Nasser Rabah on Poetry and Gaza

Nasser Rabah on Poetry and Gaza

Gaza's senior poet Nasser Rabah presents two poems from his first collected works in English, new from City...

4 JULY 2025 • By Nasser Rabah
Poems by Nasser Rabah, Amanee Izhaq and Mai Al-Nakib

Poems by Nasser Rabah, Amanee Izhaq and Mai Al-Nakib

Three poets pay tribute to the struggle in Gaza, the West Bank and the world over for Palestinian...

4 OCTOBER 2024 • By Nasser Rabah, Amanee Izhaq, Mai Al-Nakib, Wiam El-Tamami
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