Written under collapsing ceilings, typed on phones: the poetry bringing Palestine to the world

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Palestinian students in Gaza are using poetry as a form of resistance and to preserve their history amid ongoing Israeli bombardment, with many poems written under collapsing ceilings and typed on phones. A new collection, "Folding a River," published by Glasgow University professor Alison Phipps and her colleague Tawona Sitholé, features student work, including poems dedicated to the late Gazan poet Refaat Alareer.

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Two new poetry collections tackle themes of trauma, exile, resistance and love amid conflict in Gaza Poetry may not be the best response to aerial bombardment, but for many Palestinians it has become a line of defence amid the rubble and ongoing killings in Gaza. “Poetry keeps hope alive.

Written under collapsing ceilings, typed on phones: the poetry bringing Palestine to the world

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