“I move like a poet in my entire life”: An Interview with Safia Elhillo
A conversation with poet Safia Elhillio about her subversive collection, her poetic origin story, and her neverending search for the perfect poem.
Renegade Writers: A Dialog with Hisham Bustani, Naomi Shihab Nye, Thoraya El-Rayyes
The following is a “round-email” discussion between Issue 4 contributors– Author Hisham Bustani and Arabic to English translator Thoraya El-Rayyes– with Poet Naomi Shihab Nye. Their communication investigates experimental form,... Read More
The City Is In My Chest by Hisham Bustani
By Hisham Bustani Translated from the Arabic by Thoraya El-Rayyes Algiers It’s no wonder the city looks exhausted. It is besieged by history, and history besieges you within it like... Read More