A review by samahcanread__
Things You May Find Hidden in My Ear: Poems from Gaza by Mosab Abu Toha

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced

4.75

 

Mahmoud Darwish wanted to build his home, his exile, from all the words in the world. I weave my poems with my veins. I want to build a poem like a solid home, but hopefully not with my bones.

read during #readpalestine week

a collection of poems that encapsulates the beauty of gaza amid the saffocating reality of living under a blockade and ongoing agression by the zionist state. Mosab is an incredible writer, making his poems accessible and written in a language easy to follow. many of his poems are narrating his life, woven in beautiful verses.