Asil RashidRememberingThis is a companion piece to my poem “First Love”. It is an ode to the potency of memory, no matter how brief a relationship is. As Neruda…Aug 27, 2023Aug 27, 2023
Asil RashidinPoets UnlimitedTo a Palestinian childOne day, I will watch you playing in the olive groves And under the lemon trees. One day, I will watch you splashing in the sea, Laughing…Jun 7, 2021Jun 7, 2021
Asil RashidAppendages of Gold or the Culture of Male Worship in Middle Eastern SocietiesA few months ago, a friend and I were taking a walk and she started telling me of a recent telephone conversation she had with her mother…Jan 30, 2020Jan 30, 2020
Asil RashidThe LieThe only weapon I have, The only revolution at my disposal Is to teach my daughter The exact opposite of everything I learnt, growing up…Oct 24, 20191Oct 24, 20191
Asil RashidinPoets UnlimitedRoad to selfSomeday, a man will marry you, Not because he loves you, But because he doesn’t. This, however, is a good thing Because it will set you…Oct 1, 20196Oct 1, 20196
Asil RashidinPoets UnlimitedForwardI will endeavor to unlearn all that I have been taught By a diseased culture: Untruths and half-truths Like synapses digging grooves in…Aug 4, 2019Aug 4, 2019
Asil RashidinPoets UnlimitedTo my daughter on her third year of lifeNoureen, Born with the sun inside your skin. You trailed light and shadow in your wake. I went under, water filled my lungs and I…Mar 4, 20191Mar 4, 20191
Asil RashidinPoets UnlimitedFirst LoveYou walked into my garden much later in life. I didn’t expect that. After we’ve lived way past all our illusions And made peace with the…May 18, 20172May 18, 20172
Asil RashidinPoets UnlimitedOn SudanMy land, my home, my African heart You gave me language, character. You straddled two worlds like a giant. Now you are still.May 14, 2017May 14, 2017
