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"It's an epic, but one with the intimate feel of the daily details which tell the truth of a life lived with kaleidoscopic intensity, one lived with, most of all, love." —Kazim Ali
“This is a memoir that everyone needs to read.”
—Elias Jahshan
“Every single paragraph— and indeed every sentence—absolutely sings. You cannot help but reread sentences for both their beauty and their astute commentary.” —Patricia Ononiwu Kaishian
Habibi Means Beloved
Alhamdulillah Anyway
"Moudi Sbeity’s poems have become touchstones for me, markers on the path toward greater awareness and awakening. A deep, hard-won and “endless compassion” radiates from every page."
—James Crews
“This book is more than an invitation to awe, it’s
a transmission. These are poems to change the world." —Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer
"I will be fervently pressing copies of this must-read book into many hands."
—Laura Grace Weldon
Moudi Sbeity (Muhamad Darwich Sbeity) is a Lebanese-American poet, author, and contemplative educator. Born in Texas and raised in Lebanon, he moved to the United States at the age of eighteen as an evacuee following the 2006 July war. In Utah, Moudi founded and operated Laziz Kitchen, a Lebanese restaurant celebrated by the New York Times as “the future of queer dining.” Moudi was also a named plaintiff in Kitchen v. Herbert, the landmark case that brought marriage equality to Utah and the 10th circuit states in 2014. A lifelong stutterer, he is passionate about writing and poetry as practices in fluency and self-expression.
