Monthly Archives: November 2012

Gaza returns…

Posted on November 26, 2012 by Taline Voskeritchian

Today’s Mondoweiss carried a beautiful, defiant excerpt from Mahmoud Darwish, Silence for Gaza, translated by Sinan Antoon and used with his permission.  The Arabic original is from Hayrat al-`A’id (The Returnee’s Perplexity), Riyad al-Rayyis, 2007: We do injustice when we … Continue reading →

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Oxford autumnal, II

Posted on November 21, 2012 by Taline Voskeritchian

From time to time, I feature photography by friends far and near– pictures from Dubrovnik to Stepanakert, from Brookline to Za’atary. Here, then, is the second installment of photographs of Oxford in autumn.  The photographers are Rafal Stepien and Nanor … Continue reading →

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Oxford autumnal, I

Posted on November 20, 2012 by Taline Voskeritchian

~From time to time, I feature photography by friends far and near– pictures from Dubrovnik to Stepanakert, from Brookline to Za’atary. Here, then, is a series of photographs of Oxford in autumn.  The photographers are Rafal Stepien and Nanor Kebranian.  … Continue reading →

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In the wake of Gaza

Posted on November 16, 2012 by Taline Voskeritchian

If you were not the rain, my love, then be the tree Saturated and bountiful, be the tree. And if you were not the tree, my love, then be the stone Saturated and moist,  be the stone. And if you … Continue reading →

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After Sandy…

Posted on November 1, 2012 by Taline Voskeritchian

How quickly everything has changed in our realm–a beautiful day of ample sun, wind, and dryness! The storm is gone, at least for now.  There is a strange calm in the air, a lightness which other places in Sandy’s path … Continue reading →

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