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Jun.07.2010
Nahr al Kalb runs from the Jeita Grotto to the Mediterranean Sea. The first time I set foot on its banks was 1973, before the Lebanese Civil War. The river was dry and plaques I could not read were lined along the banks. I wrote a poem about the Arabs who were selling rababas by the river and didn'...
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Oct.16.2009
At the VONA Voices Writing Workshop, I sat with one writer in my political content class and heard the familiar complaint. "I don't feel like I have the time to write." That day she was crowned with a red knit cap, hiding the skinned head beneath. Everyday, a new lid, brilliant in color...
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