Palestine Advent 16: Migrant Earth, by Deema K. Shehabi

The sixteenth poem in our Palestine Advent series is Migrant Earth, first published in 2014, by Deema K. Shehabi.

Migrant Earth, by Deema K. Shehabi.

Deema K. Shehabi is a Palestinian American poet who was born in Kuwait in 1970. She immigrated to the U.S. in 1988 and studied at Tufts University. 

Shehabi is the author of Thirteen Departures from the Moon (Press 53, 2011), as well as coauthor of Diaspo/Renga (Holland Park Press, 2014). Her work has also been anthologized in The Poetry of Arab Women: A Contemporary Anthology (Interlink Books, 2001), edited by Nathalie Handal. She has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize three times.

With thanks to Natalie Jabbar and Chris Rose for inspiring this idea.

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