A review by elleneam
Birthright by George Abraham

challenging emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

 A beautiful collection by Palestinian poet George Abraham. I love the way they discuss Palestine and the impact of imperialism with such rage and honesty. The way they expertly balance bleakness, defiance, and inspiration. The way he draws a line from himself back through the generations of struggle that came before him in so many of their poems. 

“To laugh after being put on the watchlist, say finally you fuckers – to be a laughing-in-God’s face type of immortal- 

To lean into the light, as if it was jealous enough to take us back; as if we weren’t ancestored before even drawing our first breaths-“