Poetry

Womanhood is a prayer

“The first time I’ve learned that womanhood is a beast / was the first time I learned it is also a desperate unanswered prayer.”

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“I know this sounds crazy but / Empty spaces never made me feel lonely.”

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Teta Still mad im not fluent, stay mad teta, im mad too

"in Arabic / everything sounds like the last words / anyone would say / before being lost at sea"

Marital Rape

In her poem, Fatema A. Jalil displays a storyline that is weaved into the reality of our societies. She employs imagery and plays around with the formation of “shame” to serve the purpose of her message.

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Uncertain Seas

Dana Al Rashid's work reads like a premodern poem, a feat cultivated by its images, language, and rhyme scheme. Dotted with lessons and honesty, her poem seamlessly epitomizes the uncertainties of being alive.

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Away From Here

Basant Said’s Away From Here reads like a beautiful classical poem, an essential reading, much like the work of Frank O'Hara or Mary Oliver. In her lyric, Said offers a whisper of hope, a glimmer of warmth.

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Mama

Iman Alzaghari's 'Mama' is a celebration of a mother's love, especially in its quiet manifestations. Exploring sustenance, community, and care, her poem feels like basking in the warmth of an embrace.

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Letters to the Moon

Lara AlThukair sends letters to the moon that go unanswered. In her multilingual poem, she encapsulates her feelings of agony and desperation. Where is the Moon? Who is it? Why isn't she responding?

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International Market

Heartbreaking, careful, and a loving ode to our mothers, Rasha AlKhateeb's poem captures the seeming universality of motherhood.

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Good Soil

“And God, God— / I am the worst liar. I do not want transcendence, / Only the small importance of long lessons.”

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Survivor's Guilt

"Who am I if not peeling my skin, dying in the streets, giving birth to shells / and broken homes who still quietly live with each other."

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Happy Birthday - Sana Helwa

"Happy Birthday - Sana Helwa" reflects on family, mortality, and loss. It is a gentle call of prayer for joy and wellness to those we will leave behind as time continues to drift forward.

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things i know to be true

“my foggy brain reminds me: / everything is transient; i am forever”

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Constellations

“Can I tell you I found myself and I don’t know if I lost you in the process? Can I tell you this blossoming is staring devastation in the face and glaring at the loss?/ Do I have to lose you?”