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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Rafqa Touma

‘If I must die, let it bring hope’: the power of poetry in the Palestinian struggle

Omar Sakr Michael Mohammed Ahmad Refaat Alareer Gaza Mahmoud Darwish Israel Palestine Sydney Medical Aid for Palestinians
A woman holds up a placard bearing a verse by Palestinian poet Refaat Alareer, who was killed in Gaza last week, at a rally in Ramallah
A woman holds up a placard bearing a verse by Palestinian poet Refaat Alareer, who was killed in Gaza last week, at a rally in Ramallah protesting against the Israel-Hamas war. Photograph: Marco Longari/AFP/Getty Images

Gaza’s night is dark apart from the glow of rockets, quiet apart from the sound of the bombs, terrifying apart from the comfort of prayer, black apart from the light of the martyrs. Good night, Gaza.

Hiba Abu Nada
Poet Hiba Abu Nada was killed by an airstrike in October. Photograph: @Alilmrabet/X
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