I am a poet and artist from Egypt. I had the opportunity to work with the children’s author Sita Brahmachari to develop my voice as a poet. Some of my poems were based on my paintings. I am also influenced by songs. I like to make refrains and choruses (half in Arabic and half in English) and I put rhythm to these so that these refrains can be sung. I  have performed my poems and sung in numerous places  including  The Union Chapel, Amnesty International (video), The South Bank and even in the UK Parliament. I am now a member of Writing Room where I have attended classes in poetry with Paul Lyalls, writing children’s fiction with Sita Brahmachari, and Introduction to Creative Writing with Alison Chandler. I’ve also attened some of the drop-in groups and I read my work to an audience at the Writing Room sharing event! I am currently working on a story for teenagers. 

Spring Breath – Nasseem Al rabia

And let us love

With every last breath

Heb el hob

Le airkher Nafass

Let’s paint

Feathers of a peacock

Let’s sing

Lovely bright spring

Let’s walk

Away from distress

Let’s see

The peacock’s eye

And let us love

With every last breath

Heb el hob

Le airkher Nafass

Let’s touch

The elegant feathers

Let’s mix

Green, yellow, blue

Let’s feel

The spirit of Spring

And let us love

With every last breath

Heb el hob

Le airkher Nafass

And let us love

With every last breath

Heb el hob

Le airkher Nafass

(Getting quieter to a whisper…)