Venus Khoury-Ghata

1937 / Bsharri / Lebanon

Popular Poems

Widow
Words
Where Do Words Come From?
How To Find The Mother When Her Face Disappeared Behind The Hills
It Was A November Of Bitter Rain And Snow Blackened By Use
The Sailors Without A Ship
God, The Mother Claimed, Is Behind Every Tree In The Forest
For Noha Al Hegelan
In The Village Of The Mothers
The Cloud Hanging Over The Valley Has Been There Forever
Dead
Her Apron Drawn On Her Skin
What Can Be Said About The Women Who Hunt Down Darkness With Their Dishtowels
When Did Their Language Mingle With Ours