Poem 1: "Inheritance"

I did not inherit golden rings,
nor castles carved in stone—
but I inherited a spine of fire
and a voice that sings alone.

I carry the silence of generations,
stitched with the thread of "still I rise",
and even when the sky forgets my name,
I write it back with my eyes.

Poem 2: "Saltwater Woman"

She walks with tides beneath her skin,
waves curl softly on her knees,
each heartbeat a seaborne hymn,
each breath a coastal breeze.

Men call her myth, then drown in her,
lost in a lullaby's length—
for beauty is not in what she wears,
but in her brine-born strength.

Poem 3: "To the Ones Who Stayed"

To the ones who stayed
when the room grew cold,
when the poems cracked
and the stories got old—

you are the ink I still believe,
the roots I write with every eve.
And if I bloom, it's in your shade—
you are the silence I never betrayed.

Short Bio

Yasmin Harmouch is a Lebanese poet and novelist whose work bridges the lyrical and the political, the intimate and the universal. Her writing explores themes of identity, exile, memory, and feminine resilience. Yasmin has been featured in international literary journals and is a recurring presence in Middle Eastern and global poetry festivals. Her voice blends classical elegance with contemporary urgency.