Three Poems from Roma Roam, by Nathalie Handal
Speaking from a crossroads of Mediterranean migration and diaspora — Rome — these poems ask urgent if unanswerable questions.
Leyla Çağlı: A Turkish Poet’s Enduring Voice
Çağlı’s poems travel across magical seas and through centuries.
Life and Death in the Art of Dalel Ouasli
Her work recounts the mythistorema of the Mediterranean, from ancient origins to contemporary narratives.
“Last Glance at the Bosphorus”—a short story
A ferry ride across the Bosphorus becomes a reckoning with a life left behind.
Tangerinn—an excerpt
In a crowded bar on the Calabrian coast, love and shame grow side by side.
Artist Kaïs Dhifi on the Mediterranean as an Island
Dhifi, an artist who embraces imperfection and chance, talks about his latest concept, an inverted Mediterranean.
Zones of Exclusion
Mount Athos and a scrolling screen collapse into a shifting sea of image and memory.
The Mediterranean in Books
Each book listed explores the Mediterranean in its own way; sometimes it commands center stage, at others, it lingers in the background.
Don’t Forget to Say I Love You: Notes on Water
A daughter recalls her father’s near-loss in a river, following the water outward into what the Mediterranean remembers.
The Dying Seas—What Have We Done?
A writer ponders the accelerating demise of the world’s oldest inhabited seas.
The Mediterranean Seen from Lebanon
Noor Obeid’s memories make up her artist archive as she illustrates life in Lebanon, past and present.
Tunisian Girl—a short on Lina Ben Mhenni
A short documentary that follows the inspirational and extraordinary life of Tunisian blogger and activist Lina Ben Mhenni.