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Description:"A rare occurrence in the poetry world."― American Book Review As a child, Ghassan Zaqtan lived in a refugee camp near the River Jordan. While that painful experience deeply influenced his poetry, when Zaqtan was awarded the prestigious Griffin International Prize, the judges "His words turn dark into light, hatred into love, death into life. His magic leads us to the clearing where hope becomes possible, where healing begins across individuals, countries, races." When interviewed by PBS for their special on Palestinian poets, Zaqtan said, "I am not the kind of person who will walk in front of the demonstration. I walk behind the demonstration in order to collect the small things that may fall, whether it's the handkerchief or a child's backpack or a purse." This generous volume represents two decades of incandescent creativity. Handkerchief Nothing's left to say between useverything wentinto the train that hid its whistlein the smoke that didn't become a cloudin the departure that gathered your limbsNothing's left to say between usso let your death bethe insight of dazzling silverand let the sun of those citiesbe a rose on your shoulders Ghassan Zaqtan is the author of over a dozen books of poetry and fiction, and has edited the poetry journal Al-Soua'ra and the literary magazine of the Palestine Liberation Organization, Bayader . He lives in the West Bank city of Ramallah, where he is the Founding Director of The House of Poetry.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Silence That Remains: Selected Poems. To get started finding The Silence That Remains: Selected Poems, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: "A rare occurrence in the poetry world."― American Book Review As a child, Ghassan Zaqtan lived in a refugee camp near the River Jordan. While that painful experience deeply influenced his poetry, when Zaqtan was awarded the prestigious Griffin International Prize, the judges "His words turn dark into light, hatred into love, death into life. His magic leads us to the clearing where hope becomes possible, where healing begins across individuals, countries, races." When interviewed by PBS for their special on Palestinian poets, Zaqtan said, "I am not the kind of person who will walk in front of the demonstration. I walk behind the demonstration in order to collect the small things that may fall, whether it's the handkerchief or a child's backpack or a purse." This generous volume represents two decades of incandescent creativity. Handkerchief Nothing's left to say between useverything wentinto the train that hid its whistlein the smoke that didn't become a cloudin the departure that gathered your limbsNothing's left to say between usso let your death bethe insight of dazzling silverand let the sun of those citiesbe a rose on your shoulders Ghassan Zaqtan is the author of over a dozen books of poetry and fiction, and has edited the poetry journal Al-Soua'ra and the literary magazine of the Palestine Liberation Organization, Bayader . He lives in the West Bank city of Ramallah, where he is the Founding Director of The House of Poetry.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Silence That Remains: Selected Poems. To get started finding The Silence That Remains: Selected Poems, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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