We read from the work of Palestinian poets Maya Abu Al Hayyat, Fady Joudah, Asmaa Azaizeh and Najwan Darwish, who writes: “Death has liberated me/ from the shackles of our small jailers,/ just as poetry has liberated us/ from the greatest jailer–time.”

Show Notes

Maya Abu Al-Hayyat’s You Can Be The Last Leaf, Trans. Fady Joudah, is out from Milkweed Editions

Najwan Darwish’s Collection Exhausted On the Cross, Trans. Kareem James Abu-Zeid, is out from New York Review Books. 

Fady Joudah curated The Baffler’s series of lyric dispatches from Palestine, from which Marcia read Asmaa Azaizeh’s Reflection. 

We read Fady Joudah’s poem Dehiscence, from his new collection Tethered to Stars. 

And if you are interested in hearing much more Arabic poetry, check out the podcast Maqsouda, another Sowt production.

We read from the work of Palestinian poets Maya Abu Al Hayyat, Fady Joudah, Asmaa Azaizeh and Najwan Darwish, who writes: “Death has liberated me/ from the shackles of our small jailers,/ just as poetry has liberated us/ from the greatest jailer–time.”
Show Notes
Maya Abu Al-Hayyat’s <a href="https://milkweed.org/book/you-can-be-the-last-leaf">You Can Be The Last Leaf</a>, Trans. Fady Joudah, is out from Milkweed Editions
Najwan Darwish’s Collection<a href="https://www.nyrb.com/products/exhausted-on-the-cross?variant=35510752837800"> Exhausted On the Cross</a>, Trans. Kareem James Abu-Zeid, is out from New York Review Books. 
Fady Joudah curated <a href="https://thebaffler.com/logical-revolts/poems-from-palestine">The Baffler’s series of lyric dispatches from Palestin</a>e, from which Marcia read Asmaa Azaizeh’s Reflection. 
We read Fady Joudah’s poem<a href="https://twitter.com/monakareem/status/1441425654059347968/photo/2"> Dehiscenc</a>e, from his new collection<a href="https://bookshop.org/books/tethered-to-stars-poems/9781571315342"> Tethered to Stars</a>. 
And if you are interested in hearing much more Arabic poetry, check out the podcast<a href="http://listen.sowt.com/Maqsouda"> Maqsouda</a>, another Sowt production.

BULAQ is a book-centric podcast co-hosted by Ursula Lindsey (in Amman, Jordan) and M Lynx Qualey (in Rabat, Morocco). It focuses on Arabic literature in translation and is named after the first printing press established in Egypt in 1820. Produced by Sowt.

BULAQ is a book-centric podcast co-hosted by Ursula Lindsey (in Amman, Jordan) and M Lynx Qualey (in Rabat, Morocco). It focuses on Arabic literature in translation and is named after the first printing press established in Egypt in 1820. Produced by Sowt.

BULAQ | بولاق

BULAQ is a podcast about contemporary writing from and about the Middle East and North Africa. We talk about books written in Aleppo, Cairo, Marrakech and beyond. We look at the Arab region through the lens of literature, and we look at literature -- what it does, why it matters, how it relates to society and history and politics -- from the point of view of this part of the world.  BULAQ is co-produced by ArabLit and The Arabist and is hosted by Ursula Lindsey and M Lynx Qualey.

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