Banipal Magazine - Issue 28 Elisha Porat Intended to be read from

Intended to be read from beginning to end

he has edited a number of books for publishers including Insomniac Press

Constantly aware of the aesthetics of the world around him

Nazik al-Malaika (23 August 1923 – 20 June 2007) – A Tribute

Banipal Magazine - Issue 28 Elisha Porat Intended to be read fromEvery issue now we seem to be saying farewell to a well known Arab literary figure. This time, we open sadly with a tribute to Mai Ghoussoub, the London based Lebanese co founder of Al Saqi Books, writer and artist, who died so suddenly in February. We dedicate our major feature on Lebanese poetry to her memory. Lebanese poets occupy an extremely important place in the Arab poetry scene, both contemporaneously and historically; this feature presents