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Mansur Rajih

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Mansur Rajih

Mansur Rajih, born in Yemen in 1958, was a prisoner of conscience from 1983–98. Since then he has been living in exile in Norway. His poetry has been published in Norwegian. A book of his poetry was published in the original Arabic in Yemen in 2005.

Articles by Mansur Rajih

from “Identity”
By Mansur Rajih
You who will murder me, wait.Look into my eyesbefore you begin—or end—It's the same for me.It might be that you reconsider.You, who are formed by remorsewhose breath is the issue of accident,imbibing…
Translated from Norwegian by Ren Powell
The Wound
By Mansur Rajih
“The sun also shines from here,”his finger pointing to his hearthis eyes rimmed with tears
Translated from Norwegian by Ren Powell
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