raveller quoted Forest of Noise by Mosab Abu Toha
A candid, horrific, and deeply touching new collection of poems about life in Gaza by …
From the acknowledgements:
"I wish my words would turn into clouds that could protect you and all our neighbors and friends from the bombs.
To the souls who remain stuck under the rubble of their houses for weeks or blocked by clouds of smoke from continuing the journey.
To Gaza, I will continue to search for my books under your rubble, for my shadows in your bombed streets and fields of corn and strawberry, and for humanity in your razed graveyards." (80)