Poignant poems offer the dead a taste of what they should have known in life: dignity, understanding, intimacy, compassion, and joy. A poet’s eye never falls out of love with the land and its people, no matter the trials they endure, no matter how distantly they are beholden. A photo of Jerusalem suffices as bread for the spirit until enemy-fortified borders fall and the gaze of the moon is not the only exit out of Gaza.
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Letter to the Reader
My dear reader,
Because we are humans.
Because we are not just news.
Because we are live under the same sky,
And look at the same sun.
And because our words are stronger than anything.
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Request for Recognition
Gaza has been under an intellectual embargo for decades. We ask members of the literary community to lend the strength of their voices to our authors. This zine has yet to receive words of recommendation. If you are an established author willing to read and recommend this zine, email us at coastallinespress@gmail.com to receive a digital or hard copy.
About the Author
Nadera Mushtha, 22 years old, a poet and writer from Gaza. She survived the war, her poems and stories have been published on numerous international platforms. Her works have been translated into several languages, including French, Italian, Turkish, Spanish, and Indonesian.
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