Chard deNiord: The Silence
an elegy for a child or parent or sibling
or friend who’s died at the hand
of the enemy whose God is the same
monotheistic deity with a different name
November 12, 2023 · 6 Comments
Philip Terman: Darwish and Amichai Share Poems in Heaven
the breath of their words
shaping the winds
across the deserts
of their homeland,
which is the same homeland
December 22, 2019 · 3 Comments
Abby Zimet: Resist, My People, Resist Them — Poetry Is Not A Crime, Except For Palestinians
Tatour in court with her attorney. Reuters photo . After what critics called “a hollow charade of a trial” and “theater of the absurd,” an Israeli court Thursday convicted … Continue reading →
May 4, 2018 · Leave a comment
Abby Zimet: On Stomping Into A Bone-Dry Forest With A Naked Flame
Sign of the enraged times. Twitter photo. . It took only hours after Trump’s heedless “act of diplomatic arson” against Palestinian rights and hopes for furious protests to break out … Continue reading →
December 8, 2017 · 2 Comments