Nazik al-Mala’ka, from ‘Washing Off Disgrace’, Women of the Fertile Crescent: An Anthology of Modern
Nazik al-Mala’ka, from ‘Washing Off Disgrace’, Women of the Fertile Crescent: An Anthology of Modern Poetry by Arab Women (ed. & trans. Kamal Boullata)[Text ID: “Women of the neighborhoodwomen of the villagewe knead dough with our tearsthat they may be well-fedwe loosen our braidsthat they may be pleasedWe peel the skin of our hands washing their clothesthat they may be spotless white.”] -- source link
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