𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐇𝐢𝐝𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐌𝐲 𝐄𝐚𝐫 ~ ᴍᴏsᴀʙ ᴀʙᴜ ᴛᴏʜᴀ 
@mosab_abutoha 

This debut publication of Abu Toha, one of the relatively few on-the-ground Palestinians whose accounts of daily life in Gaza aren’t thwarted, censored, or cut off altogether, was overwhelming, heartbreaking and heartwarming at the same time. A specially in this time of great crisis in the Gaza Strip.

Most collections of Palestinian poetry currently on the market are authored by diasporic individuals, whereas Abu Toha lives and works in Gaza, and thus has lived experience of various armed conflicts.

This book book includes an appended interview, which  contextualize the poems and highlight key issues faced by Gaza residents what makes it very personal.

The poem called 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑊𝑎𝑙𝑙 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝐶𝑙𝑜𝑐𝑘 hits me the most. I will never look at the clock at the wall the same.

Even when you don’t read poems at a regular base (like me) I still highly recommend this book. Read it. Drink the words and you will taste bitterness in the lost and grief you’ll find between the lines. But you’ll taste sweetness as well. Hope and hidden promises: #palestinewillbefree