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4.72 AVERAGE
4.72 AVERAGE
This is a hard one to review. I had to read the poems in small doses because it was utterly emotionally devastating, the interview part at the end was really interesting too (although also often quite heartbreaking). It's not just heartbreak though, there's beauty in there too, such as when Abu Toha speaks about how different the meaning of Sha'ir (poet) is in Arabic.
This isn't strictly speaking a memoir, but I honestly don't feel like it's the kind of book I can put a star rating on.
This isn't strictly speaking a memoir, but I honestly don't feel like it's the kind of book I can put a star rating on.
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Such a powerful, haunting, and moving volume of poems. Abu Toha chronicles his lived experiences growing up in Gaza with harrowing and evocative imagery. One can see the poetic influences throughout the collection - from Audre Lorde to Mahmoud Darwish - through dedication and allusion. The book includes a set of photographs and an interview with the poet, both of which add context and heft to it.
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that interview at the end of this collection really gutted me. the lemons are the same. i'm gonna go pour water onto my head so no one will notice my tears. palestine will be free PALESTINE WILL BE FREE
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These poems from Abu Toha. Everyone should read this.
The way he writes feels like you are seeing through his eyes, smelling what he's smelling, feeling what he's feeling. These poems of course were heartbreaking to read. I realized about halfway through that I didn't know if he was still alive. This was published in 2022. I quickly searched for him and found out he is still alive. And no longer in Gaza, but in Cairo with his wife and children.
I don't fully have words other than Free Palestine!!!!
The way he writes feels like you are seeing through his eyes, smelling what he's smelling, feeling what he's feeling. These poems of course were heartbreaking to read. I realized about halfway through that I didn't know if he was still alive. This was published in 2022. I quickly searched for him and found out he is still alive. And no longer in Gaza, but in Cairo with his wife and children.
I don't fully have words other than Free Palestine!!!!
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
fast-paced