How long can I delay my happiness in the shape of summer rains? Five birds forming an arrow fly against the clouds. Will I ever know the peace of mind? What’s the use of all these dreams If I can’t have tranquility? How can I shake the questions that dwell in… Continue reading Dread-full Questions
Author: aicha bint yusif
Writing is my key to free spaces. I write to let things out and to chronicle some, and you're more than welcome to read them.
the obligation
Would you believe me if I say It’s difficult to write a poem this morning. I woke up with an intention, with a song delayed. The days are slow in the village. time dilates proportionally … Continue reading the obligation
Train fragment
The train smells of feet and tuna salad. I sit in the left aisle seat. I look at humans around me; each plunged in the world that their phone or laptop has to offer. Except for the shining, bright hazel eyes in front of me. Dressed in black, he sits in the opposite seat four… Continue reading Train fragment
Everyday I discover something new
Like that the word silhouette comes from the name of a French author called Étienne de Silhouette. Or I find out that I can fast for three days, surviving on one poem a day. I discover that I can imitate the sound of birds, if I try. And when I bend my wrist in a… Continue reading Everyday I discover something new
If one were to exist
A weeping oak tree -if such weeping oak tree were to exist- I would be. It is day eleven of quarantine: so says my long to-do lists- almost overwhelmed with tasks that attempt to maintain normalcy in these times. and yet I stay in place right there, in the living room, on the yellow… Continue reading If one were to exist
Where to submit your next writing piece?
Have you written many poems and short stories and you can’t find where to publish them? Have you translated interesting stories, why not share it with others? Here’s some platforms and journals that are looking for you: Indiana Review is accepting submission until the 31st of March. They accept poems, short stories, translations and visual… Continue reading Where to submit your next writing piece?
Doors
eb ew alef: ba ew eb: bab bab is door. Do you know that the greek god Janus is the god of beginnings and endings. A door joins two sides, which makes the door both a beginning and an end. Janus is the god of doors. Do you also know that… Continue reading Doors
“It Must Be Heaven” is a brave man quest for home
After watching It Must Be Heaven by Elia Sulieman, one can say many things about the movie, its message and the reason why the scenes are organized that way. We can agree and disagree in our opinions and answers, but one thing every person who watched this film will probably agree upon: it makes you… Continue reading “It Must Be Heaven” is a brave man quest for home
the dragon fragment
In my dream I played chess with a dragon. I can’t remember who won, but the dragon was nice, but then he got angry (I think maybe because he lost the match?) and he went on a rage, so we had to reconcile with each other and talk again. It has always been the… Continue reading the dragon fragment
WALL (revised)
About two years ago I wrote a poem called “wall“. This is an attempt to revise it. One ball, two balls three balls up on the wall. wall so big, so thick, it has a roof and a top. Counting has always been a hobby of mine Before I even memorized the Fatiha verse,… Continue reading WALL (revised)
AICHA BINT YUSIF 