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

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5.0

This is a wonderful collection of poetry focused on Abu Tohab's life experience as a child and adult in Gaza. You feel the contrast of the casualness of the violence witnessed there while never losing the sight of how horrific it is. It also showcases how violence doesn't have to be physical. It highlights the resilience forced on the Palestinian people by the circumstance he and others of his generation have been born into, mourning a life they hope to return to but are losing the memory of as time goes on. It's heartbreaking and hopeful and beautiful in its construction.
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