Arabic poetry

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
Going Home to South Lebanon: Abdel Hamid Baalbaki

Going Home to South Lebanon: Abdel Hamid Baalbaki

The Sursock Museum in Beirut presents "Ode to the South," a tribute exhibition to the late Abdel Hamid...

2 MAY 2025 • By Karina El Helou
Poet Ahmad Almallah

Poet Ahmad Almallah

Poet and writer Ahmad Almallah grew up in Bethlehem and presently makes his home in Philadelphia.

9 NOVEMBER 2023 • By Ahmad Almallah
Home: New Arabic Poems in Translation

Home: New Arabic Poems in Translation

Bilingual poems, in Arabic and English, from Iman Mersal (Egypt), Ines Abassi (Tunisia) and Ashjan Hendi (Saudi Arabia).

11 OCTOBER 2023 • By Sarah Coolidge
Three Poems by Mona Kareem

Three Poems by Mona Kareem

Mona Kareem presents three poems from her new collection, I Will Not Fold These Maps, translated by Sara...

2 MAY 2023 • By Mona Kareem
Two Poems From Desert Songs by Yahia Lababidi

Two Poems From Desert Songs by Yahia Lababidi

When he lived in Cairo, poet Yahia Lababidi would periodically head to the desert; Desert Songis the result.

15 DECEMBER 2022 • By Yahia Lababidi
The Angels of Desire

The Angels of Desire

Youssef Rakha meditates on dreams and desire, and why he might just be ready to die for a...

15 MARCH 2022 • By Youssef Rakha
Hand-Written Love Letters and Words of the Great Arab Poets

Hand-Written Love Letters and Words of the Great Arab Poets

Artist Reem Mouasher shares her recent series of paintings, inspired by the era of hand-written love letters, borrowing...

15 MARCH 2022 • By Atia Shafee
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