The second poem in our Gaza Advent series is by Sarah al Bohassi.
Palestine Still Lives, by Sarah al Bohassi [Instagram login required].
Sarah al Bohassi is a 13-year-old poet from Gaza. She has composed her poem in English. As Robert Macfarlane has written on Instagram: ‘Her mother has multiple sclerosis so Sarah looks after the whole household. They can’t get medication for her mother and can’t evacuate her. Sarah has not stopped writing.’
Sarah’s poem has been letterpress-printed by @theohersey. You can buy an A4 print of her poem here. Each purchase also comes with an A5 print of ‘Repeating Ourselves III’ by Alice Oswald, Zaffar Kunial, Max Porter and Robert Macfarlane. All proceeds will be shared directly with Sarah and her family, and with @doctorswithoutborders.
This is the third in a series of letterpress poems by Palestinian poets, sourced through @thehandsupproject.
Please feel encouraged to share/re-post, as a way of lifting up Palestinian voices.
Photo by Emad El Byed on Unsplash
I remain indebted to the work of Natalie Jabbar of Live in the Layers, Chris Rose and all the staff of the Amos Trust for inspiring this series of posts.
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