The second poem in our Palestine Advent series is by the Palestinian poet Mosab Abu Toha.
Things You May Find Hidden in My Ear, by Mosab Abu Toha.
Mosab Abu Toha is a Palestinian poet, short story writer, and essayist from Gaza. Abu Toha is the author of Things You May Find Hidden in My Ear: Poems from Gaza (2022, City Lights), which won a 2022 Palestine Book Award.
With thanks to Natalie Jabbar and Chris Rose for inspiring this idea.
Published by Anthony Wilson
I am a lecturer, poet and writing tutor. I work in teacher and medical education at the University of Exeter. My anthology Lifesaving Poems was published by Bloodaxe Books in 2015. In 2012 I published Riddance (Worple Press), a collection of poems, and Love for Now (Impress Books), a memoir, about my experience of cancer. The Wind and the Rain, my sixth collection of poems, is available now from Blue Diode Publishing. My current research project, funded by the Foyle Foundation, is Young Poets' Stories: https://youngpoetsstories.com/. This blog is archived by the British Library.
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That was a powerful poem. Thank you Anthony for sharing these poets thought provoking words. Best wishes Claire
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Thank you for saying so, Claire. I’m pleased to know you are seeing these. Anthony
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Mosab’s witness poetry is brilliant and heartbreaking. Am waiting for his new book to arrive. So glad you’re doing this series.
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Loved this. A delicate and tender idea to carry through the day. Advent two.
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His recent book is seriously good. Highly recommended.
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Thankyou for doing this Anthony.
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Thank you for saying so. I appreciate your support enormously. Anthony
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