Tag: poetry about Gaza

  • Poem: Fragments of a Litany

    Fragments of a Litany
    Gaza, 2023-24
    Grieve with the butchered gods of love
    for Layan al-Baz, the young, the strong,
    her soft arms cut by shrapnel,
    her wounded leg a stump.

    May the world record unquietly
    the wordless eyes of Abdul,

    of Kenza, and Karam – who buried
    their mothers in a barren yard.

    And remember the nameless orphan, too:
    removed from the rubble of a screaming ward  –

    blood in the mouth, her vision blurred.
    Sow seeds, oh poem, for the baby, Salma,

    and her shock-haired sister, Alma, twin,
    mewling by the roadside when the brutal rains abate.

    Feature Image: Aftermath of an Israeli airstrike on the El-Remal area of Gaza City, October 9, 2023