A couple of months ago, ArabLit Quarterly put out a call for Letters exploring Grief, exploring what curator Abdelrahman ElGendy explains “not as a final act or resolution, but an opening.” When I read the call, I took a moment to sit with my thoughts and feelings about the ongoing 76+ year genocide in Palestine and what it means to be as an American, writing from the center of empire. “Sonnet for Sidra from America” is a tip-of-the-iceberg-result of this grief and I’m so honored to be included in this deeply thoughtful, meditative Spring 2025 Issue.
