Maya Abu Al-Hayyat

Oct 9, 2024 | clereviewofbooks.com | Maya Abu Al-Hayyat |Maya Abu al-Hayyat

JumanaJerusalem, 2011All I really want is soft bedding, with a huggable duvet I can curl up and hide under. Sometimes I wonder why I don’t just get out the cheap blanket, instead of bothering with all the hassle of making everything look pretty. Why are newlyweds obliged to get these sets with the matching, but utterly useless, frilly pillowcases? Why not just use the comfy ugly ones? I guess it’s so we can pretend to be fancy in case a guest decides to peek into our bedroom.

Oct 8, 2024 | arablit.org | Maya Abu Al-Hayyat |Maya Abu al-Hayyat

Fiction Hazem Jamjoum, Maya Abu al-Hayyat, Nobody Knows Their Blood Type What follows is an excerpt from Maya Abu al-Hayyat’s extraordinary Nobody Knows Their Blood Type, out now in Hazem Jamjoum’s excellent translation from CSU Poetry Center.

Sep 26, 2024 | full-stop.net | Maya Abu Al-Hayyat |Maya Abu al-Hayyat

The following is an excerpt from No One Knows Their Blood Type (CSU Poetry Center, October 2024), published with permission of the publisher. From the Translator’s AfterwordHazem Jamjoum:What first struck me about this book, and urged me to translate it into English, was what the text was not, what it is not.

Jun 4, 2024 | poetrytranslation.org | Maya Abu Al-Hayyat |Maya Abu al-Hayyat |Fady Joudah

Tuesday 4th June 2024We are proud to present the 2024 shortlist for the Sarah Maguire Prize for poetry in translation.

Sep 8, 2023 | poets.org | Iryna Shuvalova |Maya Abu Al-Hayyat |Maya Abu al-Hayyat

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