Omar Sabbagh
Omar is a widely published poet, writer and critic. He taught at the American University in Dubai (AUD), where he was Associate Professor of English from 2014-2024. From Fall 2024 he began a new teaching role at the Lebanese American University (LAU). He is the author of a number of books, most recently, “Night Settles Upon The City” (2024), “RIP: Poems after Gaza & Words after Waddah” (2024), “Y Knots” (2023) amongst many more.
Poetry Journal entries
On Fear
I turn off the light, but leave one on.
My daughter sleeps like an expert.
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Character
First, let her believe in the goodness of things;
from out of the bowl of her heart the burst of a guiltless song.
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The Painter’s Wife
He was a glad hand at shape and color,
his strokes across the canvas, like miracles
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