Palestine Centos

*All lines are sourced from Palestinian writers*

Overview: Every Beautiful Poem is an Act of Resistance

Themes

Poetry: We Transfigure Blood into Ink

Place: The Land is Equivalent to the Soul

Borders: Beyond the Rubble of Broken Walls

Exile: The Cross-Road of Exile & Exile

Suffering: A Poem of Innocence Denied

Violence: The Roving of Bloody Metaphors

Death: Dreamers Die Mid-Dream

Peace: A Dove Lays Eggs in Iron Helmets

Revolution: Give the Walls Back to the Rocks

Liberation: Nothing Big Enough but Freedom

Authors

Mahmoud Darwish: Because I Love – Blood Flows

Naomi Shihab Nye: Love Means We Breathe in Two Countries

Mosab Abu Toha: We Deserve a Better Death