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Abboud Aljabiri

ABBOUD ALJABIRI is a poet and translator who was born in Najaf, Iraq in 1963. He emigrated to Jordan in 1993, where he remains today. He has published more than five books.

Standing at the Empty Mouth
by Abboud Aljabiri,
translated from the Arabic by Muntather Alsawad and Jeffrey Clapp

August 18, 2022 Contributed By: Abboud Aljabiri, Guliz Mutlu, Jeffrey Clapp, Muntather Alsawad

Virginity by Guliz Mutlu

He was as calm as his family wanted,
managing a laugh each day of his life
and washing the traces away
with soap and water

Filed Under: Featured Translation, Poetry, Translation Posted On: August 18, 2022

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