Sabrin Hasbun's Blog: Substack posts

Sabrin delivered this speech at a panel as part of the Mix Tape Poetry Festival at Palestine House London on the 10th October 2025, organised by Carcazan publishing.

The panel was titled The Power of Imagination: Palestinian Poetry as Resistance based on some of Sabirin’s previous talks. I posted the latest of those presentations here on substack too - View previous lecture

This time Sabrin presented a different and more personal reflection on the prompt.

I am posting more or less the whole transcr...

I apologise for not having published this sooner!

This is a recording of a presentation delivered by Sabrin in October 2024. It is packed with references to Palestinian poetry, writers and artists and discusses the different functions that poetry can serve in these difficult times.

I will summarise the presentation below for those who prefer a quick read, and to make the recording easier to follow and include any corrections.

The Power of Imagination: Palestinian Poetry for Global Liberation

Sabri...

This is our first conversation for substack! Welcome!

As Sabrin’s husband, I have the privilege of being part of conversations that are both deeply personal and intellectually rich. This newsletter and podcast is my way of sharing those moments with you - both through recordings and in written format.

In this conversation with Sabrin, we discussed her journey toward becoming a published writer, exploring her mixed emotions about her accomplishments and the act of writing, particularly in the conte...