# Zeina Hashem Beck

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A Poet’s Take on Language, the Sea and Abortion — with Zeina Hashem Beck and Rasha Elass

Lebanese poet Zeina Hashem Beck has been publishing poetry in Arabic and English for over a decade. Her latest collection of bilingual poems, titled “O,” was published at the beginning of July. In this episode she joins New Lines Magazine's Rasha Elass to share her thoughts on what inspires her bil…

First Draft - Zeina Hashem Beck

Zeina Hashem Beck is a Lebanese poet. Her third poetry collection is called O. Her second full-length collection, Louder than Hearts, won the 2016 May Sarton New Hampshire Poetry Prize. Zeina is also the author of two chapbooks: 3arabi Song, selected from 1720 manuscripts as winner of the 2016 Ratt…

Ep 5 - Narrating the Middle East

Can we understand a culture and a region when we don’t read its authors? And what nuances do we miss when we read them in translation? How are authors and poets from the Middle East reaching new audiences? I speak to poet Zeina Hashem Beck, from Lebanon, living in California, about being an Arab An…

S1 Ep8: Rabab Chamseddine with Rebecca Appleton

Rabab Chamseddine (b.1997, Abidjan, Ivory Coast) is a Lebanese (spoken word) poet and film-maker based in Tyre and Beirut, Lebanon. She is currently completing her master’s in Literature at the American University of Beirut. Her poetry unfolds as an exploration of the bilateral theme of love and lo…

8: Rabab Chamseddine and Rebecca

Rabab Chamseddine (b.1997, Abidjan, Ivory Coast) is a Lebanese (spoken word) poet and film-maker based in Tyre and Beirut, Lebanon. She is currently completing her master’s in Literature at the American University of Beirut. Her poetry unfolds as an exploration of the bilateral theme of love and lo…

Motherhood, Caretaking and Diabetes - A Conversation With Zeina Hashem Beck

In this episode, Pam digs into the supportive world of motherhood and caretaking with the award winning poet, Zeina Hashem Beck. As the mother of a child living with Type 1 Diabetes, Zeina shares her perspective on how the matriarchy helped her after her daughter's diagnosis. She also reveals w…

Episode 34. Artery Episode 8: Rabab Chamseddine with Rebecca Appleton

Who is responsible for making a work of art? In each episode of this collaborative podcast series, one anthropologist, specialising in a particular cultural context, has a conversation with an artist of their choosing, exploring issues of authorship and responsibility in art. Ranging across geograp…

Zeina Hashem Beck: "Standup Sonnet"

Recorded by Zeina Hashem Beck for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on October 6, 2025. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠

1575: ode to the afternoon by Zeina Hashem Beck

Today’s poem is ode to the afternoon by Zeina Hashem Beck. The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Maggie writes… “‘Que Sera Sera’ is a song I remember my mother singing when I was small. Which is fitting, as the song opens with these words: ‘When I was just a little girl I asked…

O Audiobook by Zeina Hashem Beck

Listen to full audiobook for free : https://litupbook.com/free Title: OSubtitle: Penguin PoetsCategories: Fiction, PoetryAuthor: Zeina Hashem BeckNarrator: Zeina Hashem BeckPublisher: Penguin AudioRelease date: 07-05-2022Language: EnglishSummary:NAMED A BEST BOOK OF 2022 BY LIT HUB AND THE NEW YORK…