Published in: North Africa, West Asia
Where are you, Arab intellectuals?

Published on: 30 June 2015

Written by: Nabil Echchaibi All articles by Nabil Echchaibi

A plea for the poetic inspiration and vision needed to counter despair, complacency, repression and extremism.
Published in: North Africa, West Asia
Remembering Nazik Al-Mala'ika

Published on: 22 June 2015

Written by: Nazli Tarzi All articles by Nazli Tarzi

On the eighth anniversary of her death, we remember the legacy of Iraq's uncrowned queen of poetry, Nazik Al-Mala'ika.
Published in: North Africa, West Asia
A tribute to legendary Sudanese poet Mahjoub Sharif (1948-2014): a story of love, hope and being

Published on: 1 May 2014

Written by: Nahla Mahmoud All articles by Nahla Mahmoud

As an influential character in Sudanese history, Mahjoub found his way to people’s hearts by making his poetry part...
Published in: oDR
Dmitri Prigov: “great Russian poet”, postmodern artist, incarcerated “madman”

Published on: 8 July 2011

Written by: Yelena Fedotova All articles by Yelena Fedotova

From self-styled “great Russian poet” to conceptual performance artist, Dmitri Prigov (1940 – 2007) was a...