Writer Rewa Zeinati discusses censorship, Western misunderstanding of Middle Eastern literature, and the role of female writers in an oppressed society.
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Lebanon-based poet Mazen Zahreddine discusses why he doesn’t think in terms of nationality, publishing his works illegally, and working with Poeticians.
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Zena el Khalil discusses how her poems in the anthology try to defy the status quo in order to push Middle Eastern literature into the global spotlight.
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Poet Justyna Janik discusses her dual nationality, misunderstandings of Middle Eastern literature, and how the Poeticians helped her writing.
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Poet Nigel Holt discusses how poetry in the Middle East is “a game of literary Russian roulette” and the disconnect between East and West literature.
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This week: account of an attack against journalist Lars Hedegaard, the Mexican cartel’s intimidation tactics, and a Chinese blogger’s grassroots revolution.
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Poet Frank Dullaghan discusses writing from the perspective of a woman, topics banned in Dubai and the idea of self-censorship.
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