Independent Publishers Since 1975
We Call to the Eye & the Night
Love Poems by Writers of Arab Heritage
Exquisitely curated and introduced by acclaimed authors Hala Alyan and Zeina Hashem Beck, We Call to the Eye & the Night gathers nearly two-hundred vibrant English-Language love poems by contemporary writers of Arab descent. Featured are evocative explorations of love and of the beloved, friendship and family, heritage and homeland, transporting us from city centers to the depths of the sea and to the stars above.
“We Call to the Eye & the Night is an exciting new resource, granting access to a myriad of Arab writers writing in English today.” —Los Angeles Review of Books
NeW & Forthcoming
Updates
Congratulations to Michelle Peñaloza, whose forthcoming collection, All the Words I Can Remember Are Poems (Persea, 2025), has won the James Laughlin Award from the Academy of American Poets!
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We are currently accepting entries to the Lexi Rudnitsky First Book Prize in Poetry. The winner receives publication, $1,000.00, and the option of an expenses-paid, six-week residency at the Civitella Ranieri Foundation in Umbertide, Italy. Previous winners include Molly McCully Brown, Kimberly Grey, Anni Liu, Valencia Robin, Alexandra Teague, and many others.