My memory is like a pomegranate.
Shall I open it over you and let it scatter, seed by seed:
red pearls befitting a farewell
that asks nothing of me except forgetfulness?

Mahmoud Darwish, ‘In the Presence of Absence’

100% of sales from these prints go to support an upcoming zine about the significance of the pomegranate across the SWANA (Southwest Asia and North Africa) region. As an important element in all our cultures and cuisines, the pomegranate can be seen not just as a fruit but as a symbol of our shared fight for collective liberation against genocidal, colonial, and capitalist empires. Seeing the way the zionist-owned POM Wonderful Company has monopolized the pomegranate market and rewritten its story for the west while erasing its SWANA roots has inspired us to create a project compiling and sharing personal stories into a zine on the ways pomegranates have connected us to our ancestors, communities, and traditions.

We are a group of creators from the SWANA region based on Turtle Island (the U.S.) who are deeply connected to the pomegranate /رمان / նուռ / انار. We grew up with this fruit all around us: pomegranates on art and in jewelry; pomegranate pieces in the hands of our family and friends as we prepared them together; pomegranate seeds in our salads, our stews, or just by themselves. We are each a seed, coming together to make a powerful whole.

Languages on poster from top to bottom: Arabic, English, Armenian, Farsi

Submit a story HERE

The proceeds of this project will go to supporting Palestinian Food Sovereignty in memory of Yousef Abu Rabia.

You can also donate directly to this fund HERE

Prints are sliding scale in tiers from $10 – $20

Two-color risograph print, 11″ x 17″
This is a remixing of elements from past prints of mine including the pomegranate relief print from the Pouys zine, Fruit of Liberation print, and the pomegranate cross-stitch from the Unbroken Thread zine.