Category Poetry
no flag…
i continue to return to this poem written nearly 800 years ago by mawlana jalaluddin rumi (translated by coleman barks) :: no flag :: i used to want buyers for my words. now i wish someone would buy me away from words. i’ve made a lot of charmingly profound images, scenes with abraham, and abraham’s […]
…sound…
on speaking. and not… on hearing. and not… :: sounds :: taghreed. sound of birdsong khareer. sound of running water hadeel. sound of doves raneem. sound of fish, deep under water things i don’t hear very well. or not at all but i have a feeling for taghreed and khareer, hadeel and raneem. sometimes if i […]
sukh’riya
Can you believe I was wondering (and googling) what the word for “irony” is in 3arabi, and this phrase actually came up as a post on some blog: ‘what’s the Arabic word for “irony”…?’ Unfortunately it was written by an American standup comedian who is also a writer and an army reservist. Do I want […]
3arabi Mapping 