Mayada Ibrahim
@mayadamayadamay.bsky.social
Arabic literary translator & managing editor at 52 Walker
An Evening of Sudanese Literature - News & Events - English PEN
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August 4, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Very little of what I read speaks so directly to what the last few years have felt like. This prose poem we pulled out of the archive does that, and it reminds me of Gary Indiana writing "Every death in my life has been delivered by telephone, no eyes to look into.”
Thank you to Judah Rubin!
Thank you to Judah Rubin!
Najlaa Eltom — A Perfect Vacuum
The Name of the Body
www.aperfectvacuum.club
June 5, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Very little of what I read speaks so directly to what the last few years have felt like. This prose poem we pulled out of the archive does that, and it reminds me of Gary Indiana writing "Every death in my life has been delivered by telephone, no eyes to look into.”
Thank you to Judah Rubin!
Thank you to Judah Rubin!
Reposted by Mayada Ibrahim
Under the shelter of my heart
he is as plain and severe as his task
⊱ From Issue 10, three poems by Najlaa Eltom, translated from Arabic by Mayada Ibrahim (@mayadamayadamay.bsky.social) ⊱
circumferencemag.com/he-is-as-pla...
he is as plain and severe as his task
⊱ From Issue 10, three poems by Najlaa Eltom, translated from Arabic by Mayada Ibrahim (@mayadamayadamay.bsky.social) ⊱
circumferencemag.com/he-is-as-pla...
he is as plain and severe as his task
From Issue 10, three poems by Najlaa Eltom, translated from Arabic by Mayada Ibrahim
circumferencemag.com
May 15, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Under the shelter of my heart
he is as plain and severe as his task
⊱ From Issue 10, three poems by Najlaa Eltom, translated from Arabic by Mayada Ibrahim (@mayadamayadamay.bsky.social) ⊱
circumferencemag.com/he-is-as-pla...
he is as plain and severe as his task
⊱ From Issue 10, three poems by Najlaa Eltom, translated from Arabic by Mayada Ibrahim (@mayadamayadamay.bsky.social) ⊱
circumferencemag.com/he-is-as-pla...
New @commonmag.bsky.social issue just dropped. It features: photography and translated prose from Amman, Jordan; short stories from Hawai‘i, Kenya, Baton Rouge, and an Austin boxing gym; an essay on ritual and clothmaking in Cameroon; and more.
www.thecommononline.org/issues/issue...
www.thecommononline.org/issues/issue...
The Common Issue 28
A portfolio highlighting photography and translated prose from Amman, Jordan; short stories from Hawai‘i, Kenya, Baton Rouge, and an Austin boxing gym; an essay on ritual and clothmaking in Cameroon; ...
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May 6, 2025 at 9:19 PM
New @commonmag.bsky.social issue just dropped. It features: photography and translated prose from Amman, Jordan; short stories from Hawai‘i, Kenya, Baton Rouge, and an Austin boxing gym; an essay on ritual and clothmaking in Cameroon; and more.
www.thecommononline.org/issues/issue...
www.thecommononline.org/issues/issue...
On 16 May at Molasses Books (NY), I'm co-organising an event with beloved, where I'll be reading with poet-translator Miled Faiza, as well as Laura al-Tibi and Amr Amer, the duo behind "Against the Structural Weight of Catastrophe: A Poetics of Negation"
Join us at 8 pm / free
Join us at 8 pm / free
April 26, 2025 at 7:50 PM
On 16 May at Molasses Books (NY), I'm co-organising an event with beloved, where I'll be reading with poet-translator Miled Faiza, as well as Laura al-Tibi and Amr Amer, the duo behind "Against the Structural Weight of Catastrophe: A Poetics of Negation"
Join us at 8 pm / free
Join us at 8 pm / free
Join trace press, and the editors and translators featured in this timely and moving bilingual anthology featuring poems from Palestine, Lebanon, Sudan, Syria, Iraq and Tunisia. They will read from both Arabic and English.
Free. Online.
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Free. Online.
www.eventbrite.ca/e/trace-arab...
trace: ARABIC, BETWEEN LOVE AND WAR | Poems, Translations, Conversations
Join us for vibrant bilingual readings of poems from Palestine, Lebanon, Sudan, Syria, Iraq and Tunisia.
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April 17, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Join trace press, and the editors and translators featured in this timely and moving bilingual anthology featuring poems from Palestine, Lebanon, Sudan, Syria, Iraq and Tunisia. They will read from both Arabic and English.
Free. Online.
www.eventbrite.ca/e/trace-arab...
Free. Online.
www.eventbrite.ca/e/trace-arab...
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Salvage 30: art by Judith Braun, translation of the historical moment @mayadamayadamay.bsky.social, the poetry of family from Maggie Greaves - @matthewklane.bsky.social remembering Pierre Joris & his massive presence locally
April 7, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Salvage 30: art by Judith Braun, translation of the historical moment @mayadamayadamay.bsky.social, the poetry of family from Maggie Greaves - @matthewklane.bsky.social remembering Pierre Joris & his massive presence locally
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Huge congrats to Norah Nagi & @mayadamayadamay.bsky.social whose story & translation 'Unicorn 2512' from Egypt + 100 (Ed. @ahmednaji.bsky.social) has been shortlisted for the @bsfa.bsky.social awards for best translated short fiction!
📙Order Egypt + 100 here
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📙Order Egypt + 100 here
commapress.co.uk/books/egypt-...
March 31, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Huge congrats to Norah Nagi & @mayadamayadamay.bsky.social whose story & translation 'Unicorn 2512' from Egypt + 100 (Ed. @ahmednaji.bsky.social) has been shortlisted for the @bsfa.bsky.social awards for best translated short fiction!
📙Order Egypt + 100 here
commapress.co.uk/books/egypt-...
📙Order Egypt + 100 here
commapress.co.uk/books/egypt-...
I can't wait!
In two weeks, we're hosting Judith Braun, Maggie Greaves, and @mayadamayadamay.bsky.social at Salvage 30 in Troy NY
March 14, 2025 at 7:02 PM
I can't wait!
pre-ordered *immediately*
We’re thrilled to announce a new title from n+1 Books: The Last Soviet Artist, a new work of graphic reportage by artist and journalist Victoria Lomasko, translated from the Russian by Bela Shayevich. Out April 22!
The Last Soviet Artist, by Victoria Lomasko
“Victoria Lomasko’s gritty, street-level view of the great Russian people masterfully intertwines quiet desperation with open defiance.” —Joe Sacco
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March 12, 2025 at 3:52 PM
pre-ordered *immediately*
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We’re thrilled to announce a new title from n+1 Books: The Last Soviet Artist, a new work of graphic reportage by artist and journalist Victoria Lomasko, translated from the Russian by Bela Shayevich. Out April 22!
The Last Soviet Artist, by Victoria Lomasko
“Victoria Lomasko’s gritty, street-level view of the great Russian people masterfully intertwines quiet desperation with open defiance.” —Joe Sacco
shop.nplusonemag.com
March 12, 2025 at 3:05 PM
We’re thrilled to announce a new title from n+1 Books: The Last Soviet Artist, a new work of graphic reportage by artist and journalist Victoria Lomasko, translated from the Russian by Bela Shayevich. Out April 22!
I'm reading some new translations at Ridgewood this Saturday
March 3, 2025 at 3:52 PM
I'm reading some new translations at Ridgewood this Saturday
Yuliana Ortiz Ruano’s debut into English; Andrés Paniagua’s newest; Gazan poetry in Spanish and a collection of texts by Afro-Peruvian composer Victoria Santa Cruz published by Chilean press Otra Sinceridad
February 28, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Yuliana Ortiz Ruano’s debut into English; Andrés Paniagua’s newest; Gazan poetry in Spanish and a collection of texts by Afro-Peruvian composer Victoria Santa Cruz published by Chilean press Otra Sinceridad
La Santa Maria La Ribera, CDMX
February 28, 2025 at 11:51 PM
La Santa Maria La Ribera, CDMX
Still overjoyed by this! <3
On a Woman's Madness, written by Astrid Roemer and translated by Lucy Scott, is a queer literature classic that tells the story of a courageous Black woman trying to live a life of her choosing.
Find out about the #InternationalBooker2025-longlisted book: thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-l...
Find out about the #InternationalBooker2025-longlisted book: thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-l...
February 28, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Still overjoyed by this! <3
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We are happy to launch Workshops4sudan to raise funds for mutual aid groups in Sudan. Our debut series features the writer and abolitionist @williamcson.bsky.social and the organizer, artist and social justice educator @raniawrites.bsky.social.
To sign up go to:
sudansolidarity.com/workshops4su...
To sign up go to:
sudansolidarity.com/workshops4su...
Workshops4Sudan – Sudan Solidarity Collective
sudansolidarity.com
February 27, 2025 at 10:18 PM
We are happy to launch Workshops4sudan to raise funds for mutual aid groups in Sudan. Our debut series features the writer and abolitionist @williamcson.bsky.social and the organizer, artist and social justice educator @raniawrites.bsky.social.
To sign up go to:
sudansolidarity.com/workshops4su...
To sign up go to:
sudansolidarity.com/workshops4su...
Suggestions for contemporary Arabic texts that mix prose and poetry?
February 22, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Suggestions for contemporary Arabic texts that mix prose and poetry?
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“Tilted Axis has carved out a unique literary niche, and has caught the attention of critics and prize juries, landing major awards and winning acclaim for writers who were unknown in the Anglophone world.”
Thank you Alexandra Alter & @nytimes.com for spotlighting our work!
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Thank you Alexandra Alter & @nytimes.com for spotlighting our work!
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A Tiny Press Took a Big Risk on Experimental Books. It Paid Off.
The British publisher Tilted Axis specialized in innovative translated literature. It won them major awards. Now they’re coming to the U.S.
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February 15, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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A real trip and beautiful translation
February 14, 2025 at 1:52 AM
A real trip and beautiful translation
Looking for an Urdu>English interpreter in New York for a paid gig with FourOneOne www.fouroneoneprojects.org. Someone familiar with musical/mystical concepts would be a plus!
February 7, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Looking for an Urdu>English interpreter in New York for a paid gig with FourOneOne www.fouroneoneprojects.org. Someone familiar with musical/mystical concepts would be a plus!
“This book has never been more necessary, offering a framework for trans reclamation and negation of the nonprofit industrial complex.”
www.asymptotejournal.com/blog/2025/01...
www.asymptotejournal.com/blog/2025/01...
Revathi And The Dismantling Of Neoliberal Respectability - Asymptote Blog
This book has never been more necessary, offering a framework for trans reclamation and negation of the nonprofit industrial complex.
www.asymptotejournal.com
January 17, 2025 at 9:38 AM
“This book has never been more necessary, offering a framework for trans reclamation and negation of the nonprofit industrial complex.”
www.asymptotejournal.com/blog/2025/01...
www.asymptotejournal.com/blog/2025/01...
