Selections

Selections of poems and fiction, sampling the richness and variety of the hundreds of authors in the issues. Plus a chance to hear and see a few of the authors in performance.


Selected Issue: Banipal 15, /16 – Autumn 2002/Spring 2003

FICTION

FICTION

FICTION


Iman Bassir

A Short Story

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FICTION

POETRY


Mahmoud Darwish (1941-2008)

Excerpt from the Poem MURAL

Mahmoud Darwish's poetry book Jidariyya (Mural) was published in 2000. The main feature of Banipal 15/16, the double issue of the magazine published in Spring 2003, was Palestinian Literature and included works by and about 56 Palestinian authors.  The editorial to the issue was entitled: Palestinian literature: Solidarity with admiration.  The feature opened with an excerpt from Mural, translated by the late Iraqi poet Sargon Boulus.

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