Read about Ashraf Fayadh, Palestinian poet sentenced to death in Saudi Arabia here:
Newly Translated: Poems to Read for Ashraf Fayadh on January 14
In solidarity with Ashraf and all cultural workers and activists facing threats to their freedom to speak, I am joining the global reading of Ashraf’s poetry with “The Melancholy of Dough” translated by Tariq al-Haydar.
Update! The death sentence has been removed. Read the story in The Guardian!