Dear Readers, The fifth edition of Life and Legends “From the Cradle of Civilization: Contemporary Arabic Poetry” is now before you. We are thrilled to bring the original and translated work of thirty eight Arabic poets from fourteen Arab nations and the work of several other international writers. A very special thanks to our guest…
BIO Peter O’ Neill was born in Cork in 1967. He is the author of six collections of poetry, his most recent Sker (Lapwing, Belfast, 2016) and Divertimento The Muse is a Dominatrix (mgv2>publishing, France, 2016). He edited And Agamemnon Dead, an anthology of early twenty first century Irish poetry with Walter Ruhlmann, also for…
Artists of Change: Saudi Arabia in 2017 . by Sean Foley. In his landmark text The Seven Pillars of Wisdom, the British author, diplomat, and soldier T.E. Lawrence observed that the peoples who lived in the Arabian peninsula had no creativity and “so little art” that “they could almost be said to have had no…
Tinta Negra/Black Ink by Xánath Caraza Translated by Sandra Kingery. Review by Octavio Quintanilla Tinta Negra/Black Ink 2016 Paperback: 80 pages Language: English/Spanish Translated by Sandra Kingery.Publisher: Pandora lobo estepario Productions. ISBN: 1940856272 Written in Spanish and translated into English by Sandra Kingery, Xánath Caraza’s new poetry collection, Tinta Negra, or Black Ink, is…
Under Brushstrokes: Collection of poetry by Hedy Habra Review by Connie Post Paperback: 106 pages Publisher: Press 53 (September 1, 2015) Silver Concho Poetry Series Language: English ISBN: 978-1-941209-23-3 Hedy Habra’s book “Under Brushstrokes”, authentically examines what exists “under” and explores that unique journey of Ekphrasis with resonance and grace. The poet writes as if she…
Sanaz Davoodzadeh Far is an Iranian poet, writer and theater artist. She is the author of I Walk on a Dead Word. Her work has been widely published and her poetry has been translated into English, German, Arabic, Turkish, Swedish, Kurdish and French. . Fereshteh Vaziri Nasab is an Iranian poet, writer and translator. Born…
Nathalie is a poet, playwright, and translator of Palestinian descent, whose grandfather migrated to the West from Bethlehem in Palestine. She has lived in Latin America, Europe, the Arab region, and the United States. She received an MFA in poetry and an MPhil in drama and English. Nathalie has published several poetry collections, including The Neverfield…
BIO Peycho Kanev is the author of four poetry collections and two chapbooks, published in the USA and Europe. He has won several European awards for his poetry. He has also been nominated for the Pushcart Award and Best of the Net. His poems have appeared in many literary magazines, such as: Poetry Quarterly, Evergreen…
BIO Sean Howard is the author of Local Calls (Cape Breton University Press, 2009) and Incitements (Gaspereau Press, 2011). His poetry has been widely published in Canada, the UK, the US, and elsewhere, and featured in The Best Canadian Poetry in English (Tightrope Books, 2011 & 2014). Sean is adjunct professor of political science at…
BIO Jared Pearce teaches writing and literature at William Penn University. His poems have recently been or will soon be shared in Glass Kite, Infinity’s Kitchen, Gyroscope, DIAGRAM, and Fieldstone Review. . Your Love is Just a Dream Her tail feathers pinned in, a step Or two, like a starling, then the bob, A quick…
Salah Abu-Lawi, a poet of Palestinian descent, was born in Zarqa, Jordan in 1963. He started writing poetry in his early teens. He is a member of the Jordanian Writers Association, General Union of Arab Writers, and numerous literary groups. He has participated in poetry readings and festivals in Jordan and other Arab countries….
BIO Abdel-Rahim Jdaih is a Jordanian poet, critic, educator, artist, and journalist. He was born in the city of Irbid in 1964. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Visual Arts, a Master’s degree in Classic Archeology, and a higher diploma in Education. In addition to his position as an educator, he worked with the…
