POEM: Abeir Soukieh brings us a poem of youth and difference and survival, and her little cousin Rim.
A tongue (un)tied
POEM: Jasmine Soukieh shares a poem touching on the mix of thoughts, feelings and assumptions involved in less-familiar language settings.
Ritorno: Riflessioni e osservazioni varie / Coming back: Reflections and observations
REFLECTION: Barbara Amalberti reflects on a summer spent in her hometown of Vallecrosia, Italy and what she saw there.
The Fence Sitter
REFLECTION / POEM: Akka Ballenger Constantin reflects on the experience of “sitting” simultaneously between and within cultures.
Kisah
ILLUSTRATION: In the absence of a common language, Nadia Ingrid Hooton tries to get closer to her Indonesian relatives through photographs and sketches.
Origin Story
POEM: Kaya Lattimore wrangles with the turbulent complexity of the question “where are you from?”.
Follow Me
PHOTOS: Dunja Cvjetićanin takes us on a photographic journey through a couple of streets in Belgrade, inspired by a game of “Follow Me”…
Postcards from Beirut and other poems
REFLECTION / POEM: Abeir Soukieh describes the way a set of postcards from Lebanon helped her to piece together some elements of her identity.
Solace
POEM: Ray Mardia reflects on memories stored unconsciously and the power they have to bring comfort in difficult moments.
Na raskrsnici svetova / На раскрсници светова / At the crossroads of two worlds
POEM: Vesna Cvjetićanin describes the elusiveness of locating and choosing between her two personal histories.
