Posted on March 04, 2020
Looking for a rhythmic, powerful poem that lends itself to expressive reading? Look no further than Yasmeen Hameed's "I Spat Out This Poem," published this month in Words Without Borders magazine.
Posted on February 26, 2020
Send them "Between the Lines!" Applications for the summer writing camp at the University of Iowa are due April 1, and full scholarships are available. Click the image below for details.
Posted on February 10, 2020
The graphic literature issue of the magazine Words Without Borders has just come out, and it includes two outstanding stories about growing up. The first is about deciding whether to take part in a rebellion; the second, about finding a vocation.
Posted on February 03, 2020
Posted on January 24, 2020
What is Rojava? In his introduction to new poetry from the region, recently published in Words Without Borders and aptly entitled "Beyond the Headlines," translator David Shook explains that this anonymous region of northern Syria, with its "publicly declared values of gender equality, environmental sustainability, and pluralism," recently faced a U.S.-condoned invasion from Turkey. Despite the uncertain future of Rojava: