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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...

JULY 4, 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...

JULY 4, 2025 • By Nasser Rabah
For Our 50th Issue, Writers Reflect on Going Home

For Our 50th Issue, Writers Reflect on Going Home

In the 50th issue of The Markaz Review, diverse writers explore the return home in creative nonfiction, fiction...

MAY 2, 2025 • By TMR
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...

APRIL 22, 2025 • By Najwan Darwish
Maya Abu Al-Hayyat’s Defiant Exploration of Palestinian Life

Maya Abu Al-Hayyat’s Defiant Exploration of Palestinian Life

Zahra Hankir reviews Hazem Jamjoum's English translation of Palestinian novelist Maya Abu Al-Hayyat's novel "No One Knows Their...

DECEMBER 20, 2024 • By Zahra Hankir
Annahita Mahdavi West: Two Poems

Annahita Mahdavi West: Two Poems

Iranian American poet Annahita Mahdavi West presents two poems, "Exile" and "City of War" from her book "Dusty...

DECEMBER 19, 2024 • By Annahita Mahdavi West
Palestine Features in Larissa Sansour’s Sci-Fi Future

Palestine Features in Larissa Sansour’s Sci-Fi Future

Larissa Sansour is a Palestinian-born artist whose photography, film, sculpture, and installation art is bound up with visions...

DECEMBER 6, 2024 • By Larissa Sansour
Olivia Elias presents Three Poems

Olivia Elias presents Three Poems

Acclaimed French-language poet of the Palestinian diaspora, Olivia Elias probe the upheavals of the 20th and 21st centuries.

NOVEMBER 24, 2024 • By Olivia Elias
Waqas Khwaja—Two Poems from No One Waits for the Train

Waqas Khwaja—Two Poems from No One Waits for the Train

The poetry of Waqas Khwaja captures in image, narrative voice, and personal memory the terrible beauty of an...

OCTOBER 15, 2024 • By Waqas Khwaja
Three Worlds: Memoirs of an Arab-Jew by Avi Shlaim—a Review

Three Worlds: Memoirs of an Arab-Jew by Avi Shlaim—a Review

Selma Dabbagh reviews Avi Shlaim's memoir about his coming-of-age as an Iraqi Jew, living as a minority in...

JULY 19, 2024 • By Selma Dabbagh
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