Hell (جحيم) By Ameer Hamad (tr. Hoda Ali) We were expelled from the water We were expelled from the fire We are those born in…
Penelope Wires
Penelope Wires (أسلاك بينيلوبي) By Ameer Hamad (tr. Hoda Ali) The barbed wire on the border Is woven by a mother’s needle Her son, lost…
The Dead Sea
The Dead Sea (البحر المّيت) By Ameer Hamad (tr. Hoda Ali) The women here are coated in mud, their bodies do not comfort you You…
A Night in Jericho
A Night in Jericho (ليلٌ في اريحا) By Ameer Hamad (tr. Gabrielle Alvarez) The pool receded from the diver’s line like a girl who froze,…
The Mediterranean Sea
The Mediterranean Sea (البحر المتوسّط) By Ameer Hamad (tr. Gabrielle Alvarez) I was a shy child whose father was drowning before him He shouted to…
The Walls of the Holy City
The Walls of the Holy City (أسوار البلدة المقدّسة) By Ameer Hamad (tr. Gabrielle Alvarez) Boredom stopped me at the gate of the Holy City…
Jerusalem
Jerusalem (قدس) By Ameer Hamad (tr. Gabrielle Alvarez) I never loved you I chase my heart in your alleyways before it finds the path that…
The King’s Palace Near Jerusalem
The King’s Palace Near Jerusalem (قصر الملك قرب القدس) By Ameer Hamad (tr. Gabrielle Alvarez) The palace was there on the hill overlooking the divide…
That Summer
That Summer (ذلك الصّيف) By Ameer Hamad (tr. Amine Bit) Why am I thinking of her now? Is it the weather? Is it the bike…
Far From My People and Their Enemies
Far From My People and Their Enemies (بعيدٌ عن أهلي وأعدائهم) By Ameer Hamad (tr. Hoda Ali) I don’t belong to anyone Not even to…