Two Poems

Two poems on longing for the sea, watermelons, ancestors, and illegal settlements.

issue 005, Poetry and ProseSummer FarahFebruary 22, 2022summer farah, palestineComment

Kintsugi

“what a difficult, scary / place to be, at the cliff / of your self.”

issue 005, Poetry and ProseVamika SinhaFebruary 22, 2022vamika sinha, issue 005, kintsugi, feminism, postcolonialism, indiaComment

Poem for My Friends <3

“what curious, impossible wonder, / the passage of time.”

issue 005, Poetry and ProseHaneen AmrFebruary 22, 2022haneen amr, friends, poem, issue 005, egyptComment

BIG AND SMALL DEATH

A poem celebrating death, in all its shapes and sizes.

issue 005, Poetry and ProseNayyira ElGoharyFebruary 22, 2022death, nayyira elgohary, egypt, issue 005Comment

the prospect of starvation makes them fly/the empty seats

On migration, homelands, and more.

issue 005, Poetry and ProseBita ShakooriFebruary 22, 2022bita shakoori, iranian, german, birds, issue 005Comment

Black silk they call an ocean

A three-part poem on the nuances of grief and mourning one’s grandmother, with the cultural and geographic implications of being in Bahrain.

issue 005, Poetry and ProseRawan MakiFebruary 22, 2022bahrain, motherhood, grief, mourning, sea, ocean, rawan makiComment

Reciting

“I loved stardom, the kingdom of literary salons,”

issue 005, Poetry and ProseRasha AlkhateebFebruary 22, 2022rasha alkhateeb, reciting, issue 005Comment

Freedom

Freedom, in all its healing forces.

issue 005, Poetry and ProseZawadi BunzigiyeFebruary 22, 2022freedom, zawadi bunzigiye, issue 005Comment

Home

A poem on home, wherever it may be, but especially in Palestine.

issue 005, Poetry and ProseIman AlzaghariFebruary 22, 2022iman alzaghari, issue 005, palestine, arabeezi, california, san franciscoComment

Euphoria

“i raged, in a silent mussitation of belief, / in a quiet prayer to the stars / asking for a little more gleam,”

Francesca

“With hair like the black holes that stud the sky / and star-studded eyes / She looks at everything with wonder like / Everything is a miracle”.

issue 005, Poetry and ProseSimran BhaktaFebruary 22, 2022francesca, simran bhakta, cyrill, issue 005Comment

Destination Unknown

A poem on Beirut, tetas, and unanswered letters.

issue 005, Poetry and ProseCeline AljamilFebruary 22, 2022celine ajamil, beirut, teta, issue 005Comment

2 Poems

Two poems on the loss of a mother and their often metaphorical weight in our lives.

issue 005, Poetry and ProseSloane AngelouFebruary 22, 2022manvir, sloane angelou, mummy, motherhood, grief, issue 005Comment

Crescent Moon

“we can all be superstars”.

issue 005, Poetry and ProseMawadah NofalFebruary 22, 2022crescent moon, mawadah nofal, issue 005, warmblue collectiveComment

Child asks the Sea for hope

Conversations with the sea.

issue 005, Poetry and ProseAathma Nirmala DiousFebruary 22, 2022aathma nirmala disous, sea, hope, issue 005Comment

Now + Turning Point

“In the garden I became a poet. It was an accident, of course.”

issue 005, Poetry and ProseShadya Abu-NaimFebruary 22, 2022issue 005, shadya abu-naim, jordan, ammanComment

a wave of nostalgia

A poem on nostalgia in all its forces.

issue 005, Poetry and ProseHessa AlashaikhFebruary 22, 2022hessa alashaikh, nostalgia, issue 005Comment

fear of red

A poem on self-image and puberty.

issue 005, Poetry and ProseValentina AvellanedaFebruary 22, 2022valentina avellaneda, self-image, issue 005Comment

Muses, Filters

On Arab, Islamic mythologies and the revelations they bring forth.

issue 005, Poetry and ProseHanoof A.February 22, 2022hanoof, issue 005, islamic philosophy Comment

Unearthed

A poem on the resurfacing of ancestors and their power on our bodies.

Poetry and Prose, issue 005Aneesha BataviaFebruary 22, 2022aneesha batavia, unearthedComment