Abdulrahman Almajedi Archives

POETRY IN THE MINEFIELDS (Iraqi poets translated by Haider Catan and Tim Heffernan)

(edited by Ramon Loyola & Michele Seminara) An Extract from the Introduction to The Poetry in the Minefields By Abdulrahman Almajedi, Iraqi journalist and poet living in the Netherlands Organizers of …

Measure (Eileen Chong)March 12, 2018
Everything we write will be used against us or against those we love. ‘North American Time’, Adrienne Rich The innocence of cornflowers — a dimpled, wheel-thrown cup. Glazed on the inside. ... Read More
In the Palm of Her Hand (Katie Monteleone)March 22, 2018
Megan is small. Megan is born six weeks early and Megan is small enough to rest in the palm of her mother’s hand. Megan is small enough to ride on ... Read More
Parentheses (Shastra Deo)February 13, 2018
stitch our disunion into the gutshot —split my belly, suture. spare me your hand and bandage. kneel: your thighs bracket my hips as you etymologise me. anatomy of my ... Read More