“Since”
Emirati poet Amal Al Shamsi’s poem explores nostalgia, longing, and a mother-daughter relationship
Soliloquies
Swiveling between memories in Sharjah, Dubai and Cairo, Noor Tannir’s vulnerable personal essay grapples with themes of anxiety, grief, and family illness
Caspian Sea
Persian poet Leila Farjami writes about a complex, knotted mother-daughter relationship. With artwork by Vivian Hagedorn
I was Eight When They Said Mama was Sick
The latest in our haiku column by Louise Gerodias