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Muntather Alsawad

MUNTATHER ALSAWAD studied poetry and criticism in his home country of Iraq, where he taught both college and primary school. He has published poetry and criticism in Arabic, as well as translations from the Arabic into English. A native of Basra, he now lives in the cooler climate of Portland, Maine, where he works at the Portland Museum of Art.

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

We Will Survive
by Rolla Barraq, translated from the Arabic by Muntather Alsawad and Jeffrey Clapp

June 2, 2022 Contributed By: Elizabeth Johnson, Jeffrey Clapp, Muntather Alsawad, Rolla Barraq

We Will Survive Johnson Barraq

Death was passing through the pores of waiting / like fresh messages from the sky

Filed Under: Featured Translation, Poetry, Translation Posted On: June 2, 2022

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