15
February
2018
In
Gaza
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29
August
2017
In
Arts and Culture Press Release
Literary Figures speak out in solidarity with imprisoned Palestinian Poet Dareen Tatour
Prominent US poets, writers, playwrights and publishers issued statements today in support of imprisoned Palestinian poet Dareen Tatour ahead of her upcoming trial verdict on October 17....
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01
September
2016
In
Arts and Culture Press Release
Ahead of Hearing, Palestinian Poet Arrested for Social Media Posts Receives Widespread Support from Literary Figures
A Palestinian citizen of Israel arrested for a poem posted on Youtube has received widespread support from thousands of people around the world, including hundreds of prominent literary figures....
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August
2016
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Arts and Culture Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions
Poetry is Not A Crime
When a global superstar schedules a concert in Israel (think Carlos Santana, Ms. Lauryn Hill), or when Israel hosts an international film festival (as it is this month), we protest. Because Israel uses...
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April
2016
In
From our Staff and Members Jewish Community Transformation
Your Child Will Ask, A Poem by Rabbi Brant Rosen
Your child will ask why do we observe this festival? And you will answer...
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November
2015
In
Arts and Culture From our Staff and Members
Questions for the Media – A Poem by Aurora Levins Morales
If Beirut has been a city for 37 centuries and Paris for 20, why doesn’t anyone refer to explosions in Beirut as attacks on music, culture, civilization? This is what I want to...
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28
June
2014
In
Nakba
I Belong There
by Mahmoud Darwish, translated by Carolyn Forche and Munir Akash. Full poem can be found here. An excellent source of additional background on Darwish is Fady Joudah's article at the Academy of American Poets website:...
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April
2013
In
Nakba
There Was No Farewell
Taha Muhammad Ali, "There Was No Farewell." So What: New and Selected Poems, 1971-2005. Trans. Peter Cole, Yahya Hijazi, Gabriel Levin. Port Townsend, WA: Copper Canyon Press, 2006. Available online at Narrative Magazine (free log-in...
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