Poetry

Tea with Milk and the Poetry of Ordinary Egyptian Life

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peace. It is the last word that the Egyptian poet Salah Jaheen uses in his poem, Milk tea (Milk tea(1955), which was published in his first poetry collection Peaceful words (A Word of Peace, 1955). Sitting at the breakfast table in the pleasant hours of the morning, the poem describes the scene of two lovers … Read more

Dream Pop Finds Its Soul in Classical Arabic Poetry

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“All the beauty in you carries me, my love.” Egyptian artist Bossa, formerly known as Buthaina, He sings Softly and ethereally in Arabic on her latest pop single, Good beach (New Beach, 2025). The crashing waves, lively bursts of pink flamingo rides, and the sea-lit glow of the music video aren’t the only images that … Read more