Unsilenced: Poems for Palestine - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1998309541 ISBN 13 : 9781998309542

Editeur : Daraja Press, 2025

Synopsis

Unsilenced: Poems for Palestine is a collection of poems that convey profound emotions and serious reflections on the ongoing situation in Gaza and Palestine since the Nakba. The anthology seeks to express the moral outrage felt by poets from around the world, highlighting the perceived double standards of the West regarding international law and the suffering of the Palestinian people. The poems examine the daily realities of life and philosophical perspectives on the human condition, using nature as a motif to articulate emotions and explore themes of homeland, childhood, exile, genocide, and war. All proceeds from the sale of the collection will be donated to Gaza, demonstrating the poets’ commitment to fostering positive change through their art. Contributors include diverse voices from various countries, each recognizing the urgency and necessity of addressing the inhumane actions perpetrated against Palestine.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

John P. Portelli originally from Malta, is a professor emeritus in the Department of Social Justice Education at the University of Toronto. Besides 11 academic books, he has published ten collections of poetry (four in Maltese and English, one in English and French, three in Maltese, one in English (Here Was, available from Amazon) and one in Greek, The Loves of yesterday), two collections of short stories (one translated into English and published as Everyday Encounters), and a novel, Everyone but Faiza (Burlington, ON: Word and Deed, 2021). His literary work has been translated into Italian, Romanian, Greek, Farsi, Arabic, Korean, English, Spanish, Portuguese, and Polish. His latest collection, Here Was has been translated and published in Romanian in June 2023, in Arabic in November 2023, in Italian in January 2024, in Farsi in February 2024, in Turkish in May 2024. Here Was short-listed for the Canadian Book Club Award in October 2024. Five of his books have been short-listed for the Malta Book Council Annual Literary Award. He now lives between Toronto and Malta, and beyond! His latest collection is The Shadow: Poems for Gaza (October 2024), co-authored with Ahmed Miqdad.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Daraja Press
• Date d'édition: 2025
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1998309541
• ISBN 13: 9781998309542
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 174
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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