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Rana Bitar, MD, MFA
Author & Poet
AUTHOR & POET
RANA BITAR
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Book Reviews and Award Contest | January 1, 2022
Jan 1, 20221 min read


AGNI | Nizar Qabbani-Translated from Arabic by Rana Bitar with Robert Bensen
Bread, Hashish, and the Moon
Nov 11, 20211 min read


The Concrete Desert Review
Travelling and Exodus | 2 Published Poems by Rana Bitar| Issue Two
Oct 16, 20211 min read


A Cultural Concert Benefits Syrian Refugees. Seven Days, May 18, 2016
Michael Arnowitt has been thinking big again. In 1999, the Montpelier pianist organized a large-scale concert to benefit refugees of the...
Aug 7, 20214 min read


The Nonconformist, May 19, 2021 Rhapsodies of Seduction
I. Think Of Me Think of me Pull my face from behind the clock’s ticks and tocks. Look —in the blackness of my eyes— for a pillow to rest...
May 19, 20211 min read


History museum to feature women's pandemic journals
There is no single story that can describe the coronavirus pandemic. It's best told in the millions of individual experiences from a year...
Mar 31, 20211 min read


The NonconformistStanding in Linesby Nizar Qabbani
I asked for some sunshine The policeman said, Stand in line, mister I asked for some ink to write my name They said, Stand in line I...
Mar 17, 20211 min read


The Nonconformist The Train Of Sorrows By Nizar Qabbani
I take thousands of trains and I ride my tragedy I ride the cloud of my cigarette I carry in my only one suitcase the addresses of my...
Mar 7, 20211 min read


The Deadly Writers Patrol #18. Spring 2021. Made in Vietnam.
Source: https://www.deadlywriterspatrol.org/order/895mmwe5z81o4zy99eclbplhhd10uo
Mar 3, 20211 min read


Illuminations - V36, Spring 2021 Translated Poetry of Nizar Qabbani.
Illuminations made its first appearance in Columbia, South Carolina in 1982 under the editorship of Peter MacMillan. The issue featured...
Mar 2, 20211 min read


El Portal, Volume 79, Num 1, Spring 2021. Savoring Fear
Source: https://elportaljournal.com/issues/
Mar 1, 20211 min read


The Sextant Review Issue II - 2020 Cinderella in Arabia
Source: https://www.sextantreview.com/issues
Dec 1, 20201 min read


Beltway Poetry Quarterly | Viral Dream
Viral Dream Daddy’s face was our Central Park We ran on the banks of his mouth We sledded on the hill of his nose We made faces at...
Oct 17, 20201 min read


Beltway Poetry Quarterly Fall 2020 - Issue 21:4Viral Dream
Daddy’s face was our Central Park We ran on the banks of his mouth We sledded on the hill of his nose We made faces at ourselves in the...
Sep 30, 20201 min read


Dr. Rana Jacob: A Look into the Dual Life of a Practitioner and Published Author
What inspired you to write "A Loaf of Bread"? The piece was motivated by watching the War and hearing the stories of so many who were...
Aug 25, 20205 min read


DoveTales A Writing for Peace Literary Journal of the Arts Summer 2020, The Shades of Black
Nine minutes. Long enough for history to unfold before the eyes Long enough to squeeze forgetting out of collective sleepy lungs one...
Aug 1, 20202 min read


Seeing Things an Anthology of Poetry Revelations | An Early Drive to Work | Crush | Letting Go
"We see things. And sometimes we SEE things. And some of us want, or are compelled, to make things we see into words, to pursue what the...
Jun 13, 20202 min read


The Phoenix Issue 61, 2020 Letting Go
Interested in getting your hands on the 61st issue of The Phoenix? Here's your chance! In lieu of a Launch Party release, copies for our...
Jun 1, 20201 min read


The Dewdrop Isolation Shorts April 5, 2020
Right now, millions of us over the planet are staying behind closed doors in unison, away from our jobs, activities and the people we...
May 7, 20201 min read


SUNY Oneonta English Department Red Dragon Reading Series
Syrian Born Rana Bitar, doctor, poet, reads from her book of poetry "A Loaf of Bread" at the Red Dragon Reading Series, SUNY Oneonta
Feb 18, 20201 min read
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