Sunday, May 3, 2026

Queer Tatreez is going to Lambda Literary in 2026!

I am so honored to represent my family and homeland through art and poetry.


Summer is going to be 
full of...
new ideas
new creations
new connections
new possibilities

Thank you so much for
being here and your continued support.

 

Friday, April 24, 2026

Pending Pubs

Coming Soon!

To commission or solicit artwork for curation, 
please contact the artist via the online form provided on this page.

Anthology Inclusions
SWANA Dykes
Sinister Wisdom Trade Book 
Pending 2026

The Poetry of Arab Women:
A Contemporary Anthology
25th Anniversary Edition
Interlink Publishing
Poetry



Homosexual Intifada
Interlink Publishing
Visual Poetics
Olive Tree Editorial Zine
Trade Book Edition
Poetry and Visual Art
Pending 2026

ACT UP! Beyond New York
Haymarket Books
Memoir Essay
Pending 2027

Journals/Magazines

Black Warrior Review
Visual Poetics
Pending Spring 2026


Sinister Wisdom (SWANA Dykes Issue)
Cover Art & Artist Statement
Pending Autumn 2026


More exciting announcements coming soon!

Micaela Kaibni Raen is a queer Palestinian American mother from the Little Arabia community in California. She has been recognized by the Lesbian Herstory Archives for her activism and is the creator of Queer Tatreez, a style of visual art and poetics inspired by Indigenous Palestinian embroidery. A Tin House Alum, her work is featured in Bint el NasMizna; The Poetry of Arab WomenYellow Medicine ReviewHeaven Looks Like Us; and Homosexual Intifada


Her visual artwork has been showcased by Black Warrior ReviewSinister WisdomFANANA, Resistance at A.R.T./New York, and Protea Gallery in Los Angeles.

Socials:
Site: https://micaelakaibniraen.blogspot.com/
Linktree: https://linktr.ee/micaelakaibniraen
IG: @micaelakaibniraen



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