Ten things I remember about my travel to the refugee

Abdirahman Mohammed Deeis
  1. The bush was scary in the journey.
  2. It was dark at night with no light.
  3. We were hearing the whistling of birds.
  4. The journey was too long with no transport facilities.
  5. We were hearing the sounds of different animals in the bush.
  6. The smell of flowers in the bush was too fragrant.
  7. People were unable to walk because of hunger and thirst.
  8. The most people were women and children because men had run to the bush because of fear.
  9. There was no luggage because there was fierce fighting in the country.
  10. People were unable to talk to one another.

Poem about HIV/AIDS

AIDS! AIDS! AIDS kills, AIDS kills everybody regardless of sex, religion, culture and appearance.
AIDS! AIDS! AIDS kills, AIDS kills doctors, engineers, farmers, and even more important persons.
AIDS! AIDS! AIDS kills fathers and mothers, AIDS leaves orphans behind. AIDS kills teachers and students miss lessons for a time.
AIDS! AIDS! AIDS kills, it is melodious??, it can be prevented but cannot be treated.
AIDS! AIDS! AIDS kills.

Happening Now

  • 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.

  • Congratulations to our colleagues Jennifer Croft and Aron Aji, who are among those serving as judges for the National Book Awards this year, in their case in the category of translated literature.

  • Ranjit Hoskote’s speech at the 2024 Goa Literary Festival addresses the current situation in Gaza.

  • In NY Times, Bina Shah worries about the state of Pakistani—and American—democracy.

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