New Release: Give Sorrow Words
A Tribute to Mama & Ameer, Whose Voices Now Ring Out From Heaven
Our final zine of the year was one of our first projects, but shortly after work began, the author’s mother and brother (Allah yerhamhoum) were killed by an Israeli strike. The loss shook everyone in the collective, and work on this zine carried forward slowly under the weight of sorrow. Please, when you read it, do not offer sadness and pity in return. Take action. Do whatever is in your capacity to do, as the author requests in her letter to the reader.
Contents
Poems
“It shall pass…”
“When the Letters Betrayed Me”
“Gaza: Beyond Comparison”
“Her braids”
“I Wish I Were”
“The Man with the Bracelet”
“I Wander Lonely as a Star”
“The Weight of Silence”
“Gaza in my Eyes”
“In my Dreams, I Always Have a Chance”
“I Survive to Die”
“October is the Cruelest Month”
“In the Shadow of Death”
“Under the Rubble”
“Two Poems of Innocence”
“Denied My Own Reflection in the Mirror”
“In the Silence of Dawn”
“Let the Children of Gaza Live”
“It was a Second that was too Loud”
“In Plain Sight”
Articles
“Linguistic war in Gaza”
“Abo Saleh’s in Gaza”
“Shakespeare in Gaza”
“How many were killed from our windows?”
Read more about Lubna’s zine…
Give Sorrow Words: A Tribute to Mama & Ameer, Whose Voices Now Ring Out From Heaven
The tragedies of Shakespeare pale in comparison to these poems out of Gaza. In a “to-be-or-not-to-be genocide,” the limits of language are severely tested and emotions reach their last breaths. Besieged, beleaguered, beset with challenges beyond description, can Gaza ever just “be?” Or…
About the Author
Lubna Ahmad Abu Dahrouj is a writer and poet from the Gaza Strip, where she currently resides. Proudly, she is a student of the late Dr. Refaat Alareer and carries forward his legacy through the power of words. With a deep belief in the transformative strength of writing, Lubna weaves poems and articles that amplify the voiceless, honor the martyrs, and bear witness to the resilience and struggles of her people. Her work is a testament to the enduring spirit of those who live on through the stories she tells.
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