Sam Reichman

Sam Reichman is a writer, translator and visual artist. His work has appeared in a fine line, Washington Square Review, Cagibi and elsewhere.

May 11, 2026 Nonfiction

Narrow Motorway to the Interior

Sam Reichman

A week or two before my ferry to Te Waipounamu, I discovered that Badr Shākir al-Sayyāb—the man, the poet I’ve studied and translated for six years—hated Jews.