"I wrote poetry before I wrote anything else," says Susan Abulhawa,
esteemed Palestinian-American author and social activist, in the
introduction to her first book of poems, "My Voice Sought the
Wind." This new work follows her highly acclaimed novel, "Mornings
in Jenin," which has been translated into 32 languages since it was
published in 2010. "My Voice Sought the Wind" presents five years
of Abulhawa's best poems on the timeless themes of love, loss,
identity, and family, brought to life through her vivid
observations and intimate personal reflections. She speaks from her
own experience, with a style that is romantic, but tinged with
disillusionment, often a bit sad and always introspective. The five
sections of the book echo her personal journey, from the pain of
separation from her homeland and her bitter, yet nostalgic memories
of the past, through various phases of love and regret, through the
experience of mortality, and finally to her reconciliation with the
future and hope of new birth. "My Voice Sought the Wind" resonates
with the works of Pablo Neruda and other icons of the world poetic
canon, while heralding a powerful new voice that is distinctively
lyrical, distinctively feminist, and distinctively Palestinian. The
grapevine cover and interior motifs by the talented U.K.-based
graphic designer Muiz complement the poetry by evoking the
struggle, pain, promise, and hope experienced throughout the
process of cultivating grapes-- or poems.
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