This speech on the poetry of resistance was given by Francis Combes at the House of poetry of Rhône-Alpes (near Grenoble) on the 24th of January 2026. Continue reading
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Tag: Genocide in Gaza
Image courtesy of B’Tselem By Steve Pottinger Squint, and you can almost imagine itstretching out as far as any eye can see,curving unexpectedly round a parcel of... Continue reading
The Free Gaza Circus By Rita Di Santo As Israeli airstrikes in Gaza continue, claiming lives and escalating tensions following the ceasefire—a recent strike on Nasser Hospital... Continue reading
By James O’Brien Take my hand then Hiba,To the Fields of Athenry,We’ll go then to the blackthorn,The hawthorn copse,Lay awhile, try and breathe,Try to survey heaven or... Continue reading
Mark Perryman defends the ban on Maccabi Tel Aviv fans at Villa Park At ‘best’ this from Sir Keir is ill-informed, at worst it is naked and... Continue reading
Image by Martin Gollan By Uzmah Ali After Manic Street Preachers S.Y.M.M. and Revol Run a finger along smooth sheetsCup on bedside tableSplay into a starfishStare at... Continue reading
Image by the author By Abdulghani Al-Shuaibi The ovens of bread are cold as stone,Like graves unmarked, the fields lie prone.Children’s stomachs echo like drums,Hollow hymns where... Continue reading
Bintjbeil | September 21, 2025 By Fatima Besher I am letting this poem weep,cry on top of your churches and mosques—an attempt at silencing the metal lumpthe... Continue reading
Commons image, CCA 2:0 By Steve Pottinger In the film ‘The Wild One’, the character played by Marlon Brando is askedwhat he’s rebelling against. His reply? “Whadda... Continue reading
Prosepoem and image by Abdulghani Al-Shuaibi What is the meaning of endurance? That was all—a simple question; one that pressed heavier with each night, as the sky... Continue reading
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