Re-reading Jalib’s poem today beckons us to adopt the same spirit of internationalism, in light of the destruction of Beirut, and to show solidarity with Lebanon today, which was a hallmark of ...

Many of Hashem Beck’s poems are like capsules of memory she seems trapped within. She grew up in 1980s Lebanon, during the civil war, and themes of conflict, loss and trauma are prevalent in her ...

A century ago, Gibran Khalil Gibran wrote a love poem to Lebanon, “You have your Lebanon, I have my Lebanon.” He spoke of his affection for the people, their poetry, art, music, and love of ...

Lebanon was incorporated only a decade before the birth there ... Over time, she based the content of her 21 poems on such themes as historic events, farewells to friends, eulogies, love poems, dreams ...

"We went to Lebanon every year ... (Submitted by Pierre Jarawan) "I started writing poetry and short stories when I was 13. When I was 16, I tried writing my first novel and never finished.