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4.72 AVERAGE
4.72 AVERAGE
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A lot of standouts in this volume, which reads like poetry through the lens of a documentary photographer. The interview included to close is also great.
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emotional
hopeful
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Incredibly moving, my heart bleeds for Palestine. These poems are so beautifully written, the descriptions and details so vivid it feels as if you were there yourself. It's both pain and hope, anger and love - showing the true extent of suffering Israel (and America) has caused over the decades, and continues to do now.
In my experience, the best way to avoid only seeing numbers is to listen to the personal stories and experiences of Palestinians. They're so much more than just a death count.
The interview at the end was especially insightful. Mosab truly is a powerful poet, he had me close to tears multiple times and puts it best himself:
"The word for poetry in Arabic, sha'ir, doesn't refer to a particular form, it only has to do with feeling. So you have to be an expert in showing your feelings on paper or reciting your poetry to people so that they can feel what you're feeling. It can be an image but it does have to leave an impact on the reader. And if you can make them cry or smile, then you are a poet; if you can make them shiver, then you are a poet."
In my experience, the best way to avoid only seeing numbers is to listen to the personal stories and experiences of Palestinians. They're so much more than just a death count.
The interview at the end was especially insightful. Mosab truly is a powerful poet, he had me close to tears multiple times and puts it best himself:
"The word for poetry in Arabic, sha'ir, doesn't refer to a particular form, it only has to do with feeling. So you have to be an expert in showing your feelings on paper or reciting your poetry to people so that they can feel what you're feeling. It can be an image but it does have to leave an impact on the reader. And if you can make them cry or smile, then you are a poet; if you can make them shiver, then you are a poet."
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-paced
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
challenging
funny
sad
fast-paced
new york city school of poetry but the city is gaza and the school has bullet holes for windows. required reading
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“Don’t ever be surprised
to see a rose shoulder up
among the ruins of the house:
This is how we survived.”
to see a rose shoulder up
among the ruins of the house:
This is how we survived.”