poetry

Israeli prosecution concludes case against poet

Charlotte Silver 13 September 2016

Charlotte Silver 29 July 2016

Ashraf Fayadh, sentenced to 8 years and 800 lashes, has said he is “scared to be forgotten.” Read more about Artists cast light on Palestinian poet jailed by Saudi Arabia

Nora Barrows-Friedman 13 July 2016

Budour Youssef Hassan 22 April 2016

Dareen Tatour is committed to keep using poetry as a form of protest. Read more about Israel puts poet under house arrest

Ali Abunimah 4 March 2016

Group running ads featuring Mahmoud Darwish’s poems has faced censorship in the past. Read more about Words of Palestine's national poet on San Francisco buses

Sarah Irving 16 February 2016

Author’s first anthology in English is an almost prophetic response to Arab uprisings. Read more about Hisham Bustani's crisp critique of modern society

Maureen Clare Murphy 24 November 2015

Uzma Falak 18 November 2015

Like Palestinians, the people of Kashmir have resisted oppression for more than six decades. Read more about Poem: PalestineKashmir

Nora Barrows-Friedman 22 September 2015

Remi Kanazi connects struggles of Black people in US with the Palestinian quest for justice. Read more about Listen: Israel's massacres can't be erased, says poet Remi Kanazi

Sarah Irving 17 September 2015

Nathalie Handal’s poetry shines light on the experiences of Palestinians in Latin America. Read more about Star of Bethlehem illuminates Hemingway's Havana