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, music, and shared humanity.
Poetry
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 Palestine is literature.
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 Lights.
Pramila Venkateswaran presents Two Poems
A poet and sage voice in international literature, Pramila Venkateswaran straddles two worlds, bringing together South Asia and America.
أربع قصائد لأسماء جمال عبد الناصر
عن الغربة، ومعاناة النساء، والحياة في كولومبيا، تكتب أسماء جمال عبد الناصر أربع قصائد بديعة، هي أحدث إنتاجها الأدبي.
Jawdat Fakreddine Presents Three Poems
A major name in Arabic poetry, Jawdat Fakhreddine establishes a revolutionary dialogue between international, modernist values and the Arabic tradition.
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."
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 in crisis.
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 Pulitzer Prize for Commentary.
A Letter To My Cruel Lover: Tripoli
My Tripoli breathes gunpowder, // … the city where mosques are bombed and streets get emptied. // … How can my Lebanon be their Lebanon?
Three Poems by Najwan Darwish
Najwan Darwish, author of nine books of poetry, on Palestine, love and loss, from his new definitive poetry collection.
A. Van Jordan presents “The Tailor” and “HEX”
Poet A. Van Jordan presents his latest hybrid work celebrating Black youth, and examines Black lives lost to police violence.
An Immigrant in America: The Palace of Forty Pillars
A story of a self-estranged gay adolescent navigating his identity as an Armenian in Iran and later as an immigrant in America.
Insurrection of the Spirit: Algeria’s Resistance Poet Anna Gréki
Gréki’s poetry expresses her deep love for Algeria while also serving as a powerful tribute to resistance against colonialism.
Palestinian Equals Arab Equals Human: on Najwan Darwish
The poetry of Najwan Darwish is “at once anti-nationalist yet profoundly and personally invested in the Palestinian cause."