Written under collapsing ceilings, typed on phones: the poetry bringing Palestine to the world
Two new poetry collections tackle themes of trauma, exile, resistance and love amid conflict in Gaza
Poetry may not be the best response to aerial bombardment, but for many Palestinians it has become a line of defence amid the rubble and ongoing killings in Gaza.
“Poetry keeps hope alive. Even in the darkest moments, Palestinian poetry continues to imagine a future,” Nazmi al-Masri, professor of languages at the Islamic University of Gaza, says at an online poetry event held by his students.
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