poetry

The luxury of the common cold

This week I thought I’d bring you a poem I wrote a couple of months ago when I was sick.

Nov 19 •

I was supposed to write you

Mar 26 •

To be a Gazan during Ramadan

What does it mean to be a Gazan

Mar 5 •

the prophet's sujood

a poem about the people dying on my phone.

Dec 12, 2023 •

Mundane meaning

A poem: escaping to catch my breath

Nov 14, 2023 •

A Song for Iraq, A Song for Gaza

Sadly, still relevant after 20 years.

Oct 30, 2023 •

Every year as fall sets in, I need to cry

Sep 19, 2023 •

The Opposite of Wanderlust

Ode to the familiar

Aug 29, 2023 •

Fingers flat on the keyboard, waiting for the words to seep out. I want to be Reverent Wondrous Deep and thoughtful Present But my fingers are so used…

Aug 30, 2021 •

Transatlantic Overnight Flight

When we were little

Aug 22, 2016 •

In grade school

Jun 12, 2015 •

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