Born in Damascus, Syria, in 1968 and now living in Chicago, Osama Alomar is the author of three collections of short stories and a volume of poetry in Arabic, and performs as a musician. His short stories have been published by Vice.com, Ploughshares, Newyorker.com, Noon, Conjunctions.com, The Coffin Factory, Electric Literature, TriQuarterly
Osama Alomar
Articles by Osama Alomar
Tuesday April 1
Three Poems by Osama Alomar
Your eyes burn with the desire for expression / If you were the only creature who loved me / That would mean that I am a good human being / If only you could speak / My dear dog…