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This is poetry of the highest order.\"—\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKaveh Akbar\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eReview\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWinner of a 2022 Palestine Book Award\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise for \u003cem\u003eThings You May Find Hidden in My Ear\u003c\/em\u003e and Mosab Abu Toha:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Written from his native Gaza, Abu Toha’s accomplished debut contrasts scenes of political violence with natural beauty: In one poem, a 'nightingale departs the wet earth' two stanzas before the 'sound of a drone \/ intrudes.'\"—\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Like poets he admires, Abu Toha attempts to find beauty around him, however fleeting, and he also takes the reader on philosophical explorations of his reality. The poems don’t just explore the physical experience of the conflict but also what isn’t there because of generations of conflict. Not only does he contemplate the lives lost in Gaza but also the lost experiences: not being able to grow up in family homes, not having a grave of a loved one to visit, or, for Abu Toha specifically, not being able to go on adventures in the city of Jaffa that was lost to his grandparents who fled their home to Gaza.\"—\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eWorld Literature Today\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"There is a duality to the poems, a contrast of beauty and violence. Images of dust, concrete, and gunfire tell a story of growing up under siege. These same elements will stay with the reader for days. The book is very visual both in language and in photographs that make the lines hit even harder. Some of the forms and line breaks feel loose, but they are made with passion and striking details.\"—\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBooklist\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher ‏ : ‎ \u003c\/strong\u003eCity Lights Publishers (2022)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage ‏ : ‎ \u003c\/strong\u003eEnglish\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback ‏ : ‎ \u003c\/strong\u003e144 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ \u003c\/strong\u003e978-0872868601\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Ingram","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42971222737065,"sku":"Book_things_in_ear","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0608\/3844\/5225\/files\/IMG-4497.jpg?v=1730523440"},{"product_id":"colors-from-palestine-notecard-set","title":"Notecard: \"Colors from Palestine\" - Set of 6","description":"\u003cp\u003eResistance Art Notecards--Colors from Palestine. Set of six cards, blank inside with white envelopes.\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Resistance Art","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43283577831593,"sku":"notecards_resistanceart","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0608\/3844\/5225\/files\/IMG-4306.jpg?v=1727563441"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0608\/3844\/5225\/collections\/books.jpg?v=1657256888","url":"https:\/\/www.shoppalestine.org\/collections\/books-prints.oembed?page=13","provider":"Shop Palestine","version":"1.0","type":"link"}