Tag Archives: Arabian Nights

Apologies for Press Handling of Gaza

Alcalay’s angry poem apologizing for the U.S. media whitewashing the Gaza conflict is inspired by an Iraqi poet lamenting what Hussein did to Iraq.

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Are Stories a Trap? Not the Great Ones

A recent New Yorker article critiques our reliance on stories but makes the mistake of not distinguishing between different kinds of stories.

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Epiphany Sunday and the Arabian Nights

The Christian Feast of the Epiphany and the Arabian Nights come together in a fanciful Scott Bates poem about the three wise men passing through Baghdad on their way to see Jesus.

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