Poetry

Poet Christopher Merrill on Flares, a book of prose poems.

Poet Christopher Merrill on Flares, a book of prose poems.

Christopher Merrill "is one of the most gifted, audacious, and accomplished poets of an extraordinary rich generation."—W. S....

31 AUGUST 2025 • By Christopher Merrill
Mai Serhan on the poems in CAIRO: the undelivered letters

Mai Serhan on the poems in CAIRO: the undelivered letters

Mai Serhan is a Palestinian-Egyptian poet, writer, editor and translator. She is the author of, CAIRO: the undelivered...

31 AUGUST 2025 • By Mai Serhan
When the Wound Sings: Israelis Quote Poet Yahia Lababidi

When the Wound Sings: Israelis Quote Poet Yahia Lababidi

A reflection on the moral complexity of art during genocide and grief, highlighting the healing power of poetry,...

18 JULY 2025 • By Yahia Lababidi
In Nasser Rabah’s Poetry, تقول القصيدة كلمتها

In Nasser Rabah’s Poetry, تقول القصيدة كلمتها

Nasser Rabah and other poets of Gaza are still writing — still sending their poems to us, because...

4 JULY 2025 • By Eman Quotah
Pramila Venkateswaran presents Two Poems

Pramila Venkateswaran presents Two Poems

A poet and sage voice in international literature, Pramila Venkateswaran straddles two worlds, bringing together South Asia and...

4 JULY 2025 • By Pramila Venkateswaran
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
Jawdat Fakreddine Presents Three Poems

Jawdat Fakreddine Presents Three Poems

A major name in Arabic poetry, Jawdat Fakhreddine establishes a revolutionary dialogue between international, modernist values and the...

20 MAY 2025 • By Jawdat Fakhreddine
Judith Kiros Presents Two Poems from O

Judith Kiros Presents Two Poems from O

The work of Judith Kiros is "boundary-pushing poetry rich with references, as intellectual as it is playful."

20 MAY 2025 • By Judith Kiros
A World in Crisis: Deep Vellum’s Best Literary Translations 2025

A World in Crisis: Deep Vellum’s Best Literary Translations 2025

This anthology, while celebrating last year's best literary translations, aims to highlight writing from and about a world...

9 MAY 2025 • By Lara Vergnaud
Poet Mosab Abu Toha Wins Pulitzer Prize for Essays on Gaza

Poet Mosab Abu Toha Wins Pulitzer Prize for Essays on Gaza

Poet and essayist Mosab Abu Toha who grew up in Gaza under the bombs has won the 2025...

9 MAY 2025 • By Jordan Elgrably
A Letter To My Cruel Lover: Tripoli

A Letter To My Cruel Lover: Tripoli

My Tripoli breathes gunpowder, // … the city where mosques are bombed and streets get emptied. // …...

2 MAY 2025 • By Lara Kassem
Three Poems by Najwan Darwish

Three Poems by Najwan Darwish

Najwan Darwish, author of nine books of poetry, on Palestine, love and loss, from his new definitive poetry...

22 APRIL 2025 • By Najwan Darwish
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