Screams of War

Akram Alkatreb is a Syrian poet, residing in New Jersey. He has worked as a literary critic and journalist for over two decades, with numerous contributions appearing in many major Arabic literary magazines and newspapers. He has published six poetry collections in Arabic, and one in Spanish. Jonas Elbousty is a writer, literary translator, and academic, whose latest book is Tales of Tangier.

• Nailed to Sleep Like an Only ChildTo AmadThe Idea of Gold and the Wind ReleaseLike Any Broken Vehicle Barely SeenBlessed Be Whomever Approves Your NamePhotographsLike a Slip of the TongueA Face Penetrated with a Deadly GazeLike One Hundred Strangers DyingRising from His PictureThose Who Believe They’re DeadMy FatherNailed to Sleep Like an Only ChildThe Pistol’s GripThe Statues of MiddayAn Angel Made of BronzeFrom Secret CountrySpartan’s WeddingAn Angel from the Middle AgesThe City of the BlindA Bust StatueA Solitary TreeUnder the Sun of CaucasusAll This Blood That I Cannot DescribeThe Screams of WarEvery Day That PassesThe City of the Sun’s GodThe Trees of GodI Want to Unhurriedly Dream about YouSyriaOdysseyFreedomDo You Know How Much We Love You?The Book of the DrownedPoppy FlowersFrom LegendsThe History of EmotionThe Balcony and the BodyThe Book of TravelsThe Utopian PoetGeographyBetween Aleppo and MosulAn Impressionistic NameThe Street HymnsAntiquities and MuseumsJust a HandTrain WhistleSacred LessonsHere and ThereAmerica’s PoemsThe Coat OnlySan Francisco’s WindowAsphaltHi NeighborAllen Ginsberg’s ProfileA Light Cloud outside the NoteGreen MoonThe Last Empty CupMy Mexican FriendNames of CitiesI am Charles the FifthIn Case of LonelinessBecause He Is Your Sweet EnemyTo Find the Stranger in His FamilyInfected with LeprosyAfter Midnight