Pablo Neruda lived in Madrid during the Spanish Civil War, and upon being asked why aren’t you writing poetry about lilacs and philosophy? he responded: come look at the blood in the streets Venid a ver la sangre por las calles. How can I write a POETIC TIMES post when a genocide is taking place… Continue reading November 2023
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The Creative Writing Space in Ramallah رام الله
The driver of the yellow mini van(service as we call it, which refers to yellow mini vans that are used as means of public transpotation in the west bank. There’s no schedule: once the service is full, it takes off) pointed towards a hole in the apartheid wall and told us that we should take… Continue reading The Creative Writing Space in Ramallah رام الله
When the world asks me to write.
I can’t write I can’t write. I’m in crisis and I’m feeling tight I can’t write. How can I be when I can’t write? I look left and right, I tell my mother and cousins Hey I can’t write, I can’t write. They look amazed- so what? We too can’t write, And it’s alright. But… Continue reading When the world asks me to write.
AICHA BINT YUSIF 