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Life in Canada
When Fairuz summed up life in Canada Life in Canada is heaven and hell… cruelty and tenderness… challenges,…
I will eat misery
A November morning It’s been raining lately, or so they say. I find myself wondering: what if it…
Self-Portrait in Diaspora
What befalls language after I forsake it?War never ceases writing the poemwhile my presence means nothing andmy departure…
A Distant Grandmother Weeps in the Dark
Sometimes your day begins at three in the morning, to fragments of a dream whose details you can…
And Wear Your White Shawl at My Funeral
On the banks of the Euphrates, in the district of al-Rumaitha, in the city of Samawah in southern…
Elixir of Life
Hearts full, tiny feet raced the sun’s rays across the land. The dust embraced resplendent grapevines, with heavy…
Issue 14: Mirrors
We are open for Submissions for Issue #14: Mirrors April 1st to May 15th 2026 Click here to…
A Dream not my own
(1) Aria It was as if I’d just landed in a small village…
Eleven Stars over Andalusia
We have on this earth what makes life worth living. Where should we go after the last frontiers?…
Exploiting Femininity & Others
Preamble A disguised defeatwhen all is said and donenothing will remainbut society’s burden turned to dustdrifting through eternity.…