Salam habibi,

My name is Moudi Sbeity. I am a Lebanese-American author and poet.

I love this world and everything in it. I suppose I'd like for you to love it also. Perhaps to even find belonging in your life, and gratitude for the life of all other beings that share in this existence. Poetry is what helps me ground and find that place in me that resides in wonder and awe.

I have two books coming out in 2026; Habibi Means Beloved, a memoir on growing up queer and stuttering in Lebanon and my eventual evacuation to the United States; and Want A World, a poetry collection that addresses language, land, and war in relation to Lebanon and Palestine. You can learn about them here.

In addition to my forthcoming books, I post poems, prose, and reflections on Substack. I sustain a daily writing practice, which means I have a lot to share, and poems sitting alone in a document often get lonely and long to be witnessed. I publish frequently, which can be a lot to take in our prolific world. By all means, you don’t have to read every poem, though I appreciate your subscription and witness however you show up.

I also believe in equal access to poetry. All my Substack posts are free and will remain free. I could not write about justice and liberation and then collude with the systemic structures that privilege some over others. With that said, if you enjoy and benefit from my work, and feel called and have the resources to support me, then I will gratefully accept your generous vote of encouragement.

With Love,

Moudi