Leila Eid is a Lebanese poet and writer living in Beirut.  Famous for her intimate poetic voice, she is the author of two poetry collections: From Who Knows Where* (Dar Al Saqi, 2005) and Sometimes I Dance… If You Could See Me* (Dar Nelson, 2012), as well as a novel (Bar Number 2*) published by Dar Al Adab in 2012. In 2014, she contributed to the short story collection Beirut Noir (Akashic Books, USA, edited by Iman Humaydan) with the short story “Beirut Apples”. The collection also exists in a French translation (Asphalte éditions, 2017). More recently, her work was featured in the trilingual (Arabic-English-French) anthology Dusk – Contemporary Lebanese Women Poets, edited by Nada Ghosn and Paulina Spiechowicz (Kaph Books, 2024). Ten years ago, she decided to publish her poems on her Facebook page to connect directly with her readers. She has more than 10,000 Arabic followers who read her poems on Facebook.