A review by micareads123
Water & Salt by Lena Khalaf Tuffaha

emotional reflective medium-paced

4.25

This is a beautiful collection of poetry about grief, generational trauma, cultural longing, cultural belonging, the immigrant experience and so much more. Written by an author of Palestinian, Jordanian and Syrian heritage, the poems cross borders, weave together English and Arabic and paint the love Tuffaha has for her loved ones and her roots. 

I felt impacted by many of these poems and was carried by the vivid descriptions of the author’s homeland, traditional foods and war-torn scenery.