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I really enjoy writing as testaments to places: A Conversation with Maya Salameh

I really enjoy writing as testaments to places: A Conversation with Maya Salameh

Winner of the 2022 Etel Adnan Poetry Prize, Maya talks to Summer about algorithms, challenging forms, and finding parts of ourselves in different cities.

ConversationsSummer FarahApril 26, 2023maya salameh, summer farah, how to make an algorithm in the microwave, etel adnan, etel adnan poetry prize, fady joudah, hayan charara, safia elhillo, khadijah queenComment

Therapy Diaries

Therapy Diaries

Stephanie takes us on a transformative and reflective journey of her life with therapy.

Personal EssaysStephanie NievesOctober 20, 2022stephanie nieves, therapy diaries, personal essayComment

Issue 005: Editor's Letter

Issue 005: Editor's Letter

issue 005Jood AlThukairFebruary 22, 2022jood althukair, editor's letter, issue 005, rebirthComment

So many parts of me had to die to come here: In Conversation with Fariha Róisín

So many parts of me had to die to come here: In Conversation with Fariha Róisín

The multi-hyphenated creative and iconic essayist on spirituality, craft, wellness, and the Muslim girl experience.

Conversations, issue 005Jood AlThukairFebruary 22, 2022fariha roisin, sumou, issue 005, so many parts of me had to die to come here, vulnerability, wellness, craft, muslim girls, brown girls, spirituality, hisham fageehComment

It's helpful to remember who we come from: In Conversation with Hoda Katebi

It's helpful to remember who we come from: In Conversation with Hoda Katebi

The writer and abolitionist community organizer on the afterlife, the death of representation politics, the inspiration of the long historical arc of activism, and living beyond the expectations of white, capitalist society.

issue 005, ConversationsFurqan MohamedFebruary 22, 2022hoda katebi, abolition, furqan mohamed, islam, muslim, sustainability, activismComment

A Manifesto for Joy: In Conversation with Zoe Thompson

A Manifesto for Joy: In Conversation with Zoe Thompson

“[J]ust existing and doing things authentically. Just having fun. Not caring about what people think. Doing things with as much truth as possible,” the sweet-thang editor-in-chief on her perception of joy.

Conversations, issue 005Fatima AlJarmanFebruary 22, 2022zines, sweet-thang, fatima aljarman, zoe thompson, grrrl zine fair, unoothaComment

Whatever I feel like doing is what I’m going to do: In Conversation with Paradise

Whatever I feel like doing is what I’m going to do: In Conversation with Paradise

The Saudi indie singer on her songwriting process, aspirations, and more.

Conversations, issue 005Mawadah NofalFebruary 22, 2022mawadah nofal, paradise, saudi, indie, music Comments

Two Poems

Two Poems

Two poems on longing for the sea, watermelons, ancestors, and illegal settlements.

issue 005, Poetry and ProseSummer FarahFebruary 22, 2022summer farah, palestineComment

June 18, 2021. 9:16 PM. Bickford Park, Tkaronto

June 18, 2021. 9:16 PM. Bickford Park, Tkaronto

Raw reflections on grief, renewal, and rebirth.

issue 005, Personal EssaysFarida RadyFebruary 22, 2022farida rady, issue 005, tkaronto, journal, diary, grief Comment

Kintsugi

Kintsugi

“what a difficult, scary / place to be, at the cliff / of your self.”

issue 005, Poetry and ProseVamika SinhaFebruary 22, 2022vamika sinha, issue 005, kintsugi, feminism, postcolonialism, indiaComment

When Does It Start?

When Does It Start?

Intricate reflections on the beginnings and ends of all things.

issue 005, FictionFatma HasanFebruary 22, 2022fatma hasan, issue 005, sudan, reincarnationComment

Poem for My Friends <3

Poem for My Friends <3

“what curious, impossible wonder, / the passage of time.”

issue 005, Poetry and ProseHaneen AmrFebruary 22, 2022haneen amr, friends, poem, issue 005, egyptComment

Reimagining You

Reimagining You

Manal delves into her familial connection with storytelling and how it pulled her together.

issue 005, Personal EssaysManal AsadFebruary 22, 2022manal asad, lineage, motherhood, grief, issue 005Comment

BIG AND SMALL DEATH

BIG AND SMALL DEATH

A poem celebrating death, in all its shapes and sizes.

issue 005, Poetry and ProseNayyira ElGoharyFebruary 22, 2022death, nayyira elgohary, egypt, issue 005Comment

Like, Being Yourself

Like, Being Yourself

Rania’s personal journey on performance, imagining better versions of herself, and the surrender of being a work-in-progress.

issue 005, Opinion, Personal EssaysRania DawudFebruary 22, 2022rania dawud, performance, issue 005, jordan, ammanComment

planted miles away from "home"

planted miles away from "home"

A personal essay on Palestine, diaspora, and fragmentation.

issue 005, Personal EssaysSarah AfanehFebruary 22, 2022sarah afaneh, palestine, issue 005, homeComment

the prospect of starvation makes them fly/the empty seats

the prospect of starvation makes them fly/the empty seats

On migration, homelands, and more.

issue 005, Poetry and ProseBita ShakooriFebruary 22, 2022bita shakoori, iranian, german, birds, issue 005Comment

Black silk they call an ocean

Black silk they call an ocean

A three-part poem on the nuances of grief and mourning one’s grandmother, with the cultural and geographic implications of being in Bahrain.

issue 005, Poetry and ProseRawan MakiFebruary 22, 2022bahrain, motherhood, grief, mourning, sea, ocean, rawan makiComment

High Fidelity and the Delicate Art of Breakup Playlists

High Fidelity and the Delicate Art of Breakup Playlists

On carefully curated playlists for the sake of residual love.

issue 005, Film and TV, Personal EssaysMisha ScottFebruary 22, 2022high fidelity, misha scott, issue 005, playlistsComment

Reciting

Reciting

“I loved stardom, the kingdom of literary salons,”

issue 005, Poetry and ProseRasha AlkhateebFebruary 22, 2022rasha alkhateeb, reciting, issue 005Comment