Poems

Ahmed Jama Ali

HIV/AIDS

Let’s stay safe,
By understanding AIDS is not for non-Muslims
Abstinence and faithfulness are so far our
Best known last line of defense.

Education

Education is the key of the world.
Without education the world could be like an egg with no door,
Availability of education is just like having peace, good life, regulation, love, harmony and a bright future,
To make an entrance for the world, one must
Look for education.

Fighting

To fight means to kill your brothers and sisters
(mankind), it is also to annoy God.
Not to fight means not to destroy the life or to create a good life full of peace, love and unity, it is also to make God happy.

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  • Jennifer Feeley’s translation of Tongueless, Lau Yee-wa’s thriller sketching Hong Kong’s slide toward linguistic totalitarianism, is forthcoming from Feminist Press.

  • In addition to becoming the Berlin LitFest’s first curator-in-residence, Helon Habila has also just received Kaduna Books and Art Festival’s KabaFest Lifetime Achievement Award, celebrating his "exceptional writing and significant contributions to the development of literature globally."

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  • We regret the passing, on April 11, 2024, of the distinguished Romanian author and critic Dan Cristea, who served as the editor in chief of the Luceafărul de Dimineață cultural monthly. In addition to being an alum of the 1985 Fall Residency, Cristea received his PhD in Comparative Literature at the University of Iowa.

  • Our congratulations to 1986 Fall Residency writer Kwame Dawes, who has been named the new poet laureate of Jamaica.

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