Best Gaza Poems

One has vision 
the masses see 
the other in his armchair no phd
he could use some glasses
no one cares about the ostrich
head in desert sands


attacks...

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Look up to the sky
will you live or will you die?
is a lottery you see
we the west dropping aid
pretty and adorable exploding bombs
the grandest casino...

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I imagined this world, 
a better place.
Hunger and sadness, 
removed every trace.
The wars had all stopped,
there was peace on Earth.
Joy accompanied,
every baby’s birth.

People all listened,
when...

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People from all nations running for Their Lives, Pursued by Hamas.
That day 1,200 were slaughtered.
International hostages died! Few live ones do remain.




I do not even...

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Once I was thinking of building a shopping plaza just along the Gaza strip
But the Israeli's being what they are; I thought my sales could...

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Harrowing shifts placating Palestinian patients
Awkwardly healing bones, injuries war caused
Comfort we gave seemed severely insufficient
Soul mates meeting among pain, implausible 

Crutch hobbling boy with copious...

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   The plans had been laid
     their dues had been paid
   10,000 enraged Mexicans
   ...

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I am no courageous,
Fearless, valorous, gallant,
Proud, adventurous,
Selfless patriot
I am a soul in exile
Expressing my thoughts in
All languages but mine
'' Hi…I am Palestinian''
'' Salut…Je suis palestinienne''
I...

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Let’s look at our wars, rebellions,
riots and disturbances
which have been burning our world up till now.
Baghdad, Jerusalem, Gaza, West Bank, Mindanao,
Ambon, Aceh and many other...

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…thirteen miners…
…only one survived… 
…still clinging to life...  
...with a history of violations...
It wasn’t West Virginia. 
It was I.
And I’m taking the day off....

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Here We Shall Remain
by Tawfiq Zayyad
loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch

Like twenty impossibilities
in Lydda, Ramla and Galilee ...
here we shall remain.

Like brick walls braced against...

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ABOUT   THE   PRESS


The media, the press was established as an institution to fight for humanity and human right as well. To...

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What Good Are Our Tears?
by Michael R. Burch

What good are our tears?
They will not spare the dying their anguish.
What good is our concern
to a child...

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Ancient and modern is this heartbeat 
of a kingdom of four territories;
becoming the first biter to the endocarp of industrialization;
the first host to a global...

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Anyone who wants to fight me all the time
committee meetings, board meetings.
Facing death was how they knew they were alive
or was it more about allocating...

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