Literature, Culture & The Living World
A quieter way of seeing
The Leaves Review is an independent journal exploring literature, culture and the living world. It brings together books, philosophy, art, poetry, cities and nature, and the stories through which people understand their lives.
Our interest is in close attention: to the page, to a painting, to a street, and to the ordinary things that reward a second look. Writing will appear weekly, with selected work gathered into a monthly edition.
Ahmed Safaa
Ahmed Safaa is the founder of The Leaves Review and a project engineer with a personal interest in literature, sustainability, urban development and planning. He holds an MSc in Engineering Business Management from the University of Bath, a certification in Business Sustainability Management from the University of Cambridge, and a certification in Modern Journalism from New York University. His writing explores how the stories we read, the environments we inhabit and the ways we shape our cities influence our everyday lives, shaping how we feel, think and understand ourselves.