Gaza is becoming a graveyard without the luxury of graves. Yousef Aljamal writes about how his heart freezes every day as he reads of the disappearances of his neighbors, friends, and family in the violence brought by Israel.
Gaza’s Nightmare
Gaza is becoming a graveyard without the luxury of graves.
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🚨 Israeli warships have surrounded the Global Sumud Flotilla — over 50 vessels. The flotilla insists on breaking the blockade to deliver aid to Gaza.
If you’re in Seattle, stop by @openpoetrybooks.bsky.social & sign up for POETRY OFFICE HOURS. I’ll be in the store on Fri 9/12 12:30-2:30 & look forward to talking about that poem you’ve been working on, sharing a prompt to get you writing again, or offering reading recommendations. See you there! 📚
Uncle Tom (Barrack) is originally from Lebanon. Which makes sense because only a self-hating Arab could address Arabs with venomous disdain that outdoes that of his racist masters. Allah yerhamek ya Helen Thomas. She would have mopped the floor with him.
Day 6 لا أريد لهذه القصيدة أن تنتهي محمود درويش I Don’t Want This Poem to End By Mahmoud Darwish Trans by Mohammad Shaheen #TheSealeyChallenge #EndtheGenocide Link to support The Sameer Project here: linktr.ee/thesameerpro...
Day 4 Living Room by June Jordan #thesealeychallenge #EndtheGenocide Support The Sameer Project here: linktr.ee/thesameerpro...
Day 3 Heaven Looks Like Us Edited by George Abraham & Noor Hindi poem by Yahya Ashour #EndtheGenocide #TheSealeyChallenge Donate to The Sameer Project here linktr.ee/thesameerpro...
Day 2 Modern Palestinian Literature Edited by Salma Khadra Jayyusi Poem by Mu’een Bseiso Translated by May Jayyusi & Naomi Shihab Nye #TheSealeyChallenge #EndtheGenocide
this August I'm committing to read 31 books of poetry for the #sealeychallenge; pledge to sponsor my challenge through donations to the sameer project (link below) & mobilize each day to #EndtheGenocideinGaza
Day 1 Born Palestinian Born Black by Suheir Hammad If you are participating in #TheSealeyChallenge, read Palestinian poets and use this space to call for #EndtheGenocide and support The Sameer Project, a Palestinian-led mutual aid fund saving lives in Gaza. linktr.ee/thesameerpro...
We're honoured to bring Lena Khalaf Tuffaha's Something About Living to the UK & Ireland in December 2025! @lenakt.bsky.social This brilliant poetry collection explores Palestinian life through the lens of language, revealing a legacy of obfuscation and erasure www.waterstones.com/book/somethi...
The utter cognitive dissonance of the phrase “zionist human rights lawyer”
