Gaza is becoming a graveyard without the luxury of graves.
Yousef Aljamal writes about how his heart freezes every day as he reads of the disappearances of his neighbors, friends, and family in the violence brought by Israel.
🚨 Israeli warships have surrounded the Global Sumud Flotilla — over 50 vessels.
The flotilla insists on breaking the blockade to deliver aid to Gaza.
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Blue butterfly lalalaland Wake Up
If you’re in Seattle, stop by @openpoetrybooks.bsky.social & sign up for POETRY OFFICE HOURS. I’ll be in the store on Fri 9/12 12:30-2:30 & look forward to talking about that poem you’ve been working on, sharing a prompt to get you writing again, or offering reading recommendations. See you there! 📚
Uncle Tom (Barrack) is originally from Lebanon. Which makes sense because only a self-hating Arab could address Arabs with venomous disdain that outdoes that of his racist masters.
Allah yerhamek ya Helen Thomas. She would have mopped the floor with him.
Hey @bsky.app
Why is a Palestinian asking for help in a GENOCIDE being flagged????
Day 6
لا أريد لهذه القصيدة أن تنتهي
محمود درويش
I Don’t Want This Poem to End
By Mahmoud Darwish
Trans by Mohammad Shaheen
#TheSealeyChallenge
#EndtheGenocide
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Day 4
Living Room
by June Jordan
#thesealeychallenge
#EndtheGenocide
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Day 3
Heaven Looks Like Us
Edited by George Abraham & Noor Hindi
poem by Yahya Ashour
#EndtheGenocide
#TheSealeyChallenge
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Day 2
Modern Palestinian Literature
Edited by Salma Khadra Jayyusi
Poem by Mu’een Bseiso
Translated by May Jayyusi & Naomi Shihab Nye
#TheSealeyChallenge
#EndtheGenocide
PALESTINIAN by Ibrahim Nasrallah, translated by Huda J. Fakhreddine
An excerpt of Mary of Gaza
this August I'm committing to read 31 books of poetry for the #sealeychallenge; pledge to sponsor my challenge through donations to the sameer project (link below) & mobilize each day to #EndtheGenocideinGaza
Day 1
Born Palestinian Born Black by Suheir Hammad
If you are participating in #TheSealeyChallenge, read Palestinian poets and use this space to call for #EndtheGenocide and support The Sameer Project, a Palestinian-led mutual aid fund saving lives in Gaza.
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We're honoured to bring Lena Khalaf Tuffaha's Something About Living to the UK & Ireland in December 2025! @lenakt.bsky.social
This brilliant poetry collection explores Palestinian life through the lens of language, revealing a legacy of obfuscation and erasure
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Good Morning American Taxpayers
The utter cognitive dissonance of the phrase “zionist human rights lawyer”