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Things You May Find Hidden In My Ear by Mosab Abu Toha

Things You May Find Hidden In My EarAbout Things You May Find Hidden In My EarAuditory RecollectionsCreative DecisionsPostlude Things You May Find Hidden In My Ear ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ From Amazon: Winner of the American Book Award, the Palestine Book Award and Arrowsmith Press’s 2023 Derek Walcott Poetry Prize National Book Critics Circle Award for Poetry Finalist “Written from hisContinueContinue reading “Things You May Find Hidden In My Ear by Mosab Abu Toha”

A Little Midnight Update

There are days for cleaning, and there are days for resting. Why stress about it? Not everything has to be impeccably clean all the time, and whoever’s bothered by this doesn’t need to come. – My grandma, when I was stressing about my dirty windows An Update? I Wish I Were More Creative With MyContinueContinue reading “A Little Midnight Update”

Aquatic & Lunar Soul

Aquatic & Lunar Soul: Lovers and OppositesTreading the Water of Time: Moving in a Circular MotionRain on My Happiness Aquatic & Lunar Soul: Lovers and Opposites Water is shifting and unpredictable. It is dreaming and wandering. The moon is a steady presence in the night. It is remembering and yearning. Looking at the sea, IContinueContinue reading “Aquatic & Lunar Soul”

The Words Of Gold

There was this poem we were discussing in class, something about the words of gold. It was already the end of the class, so we didn’t have much time to talk about the poem because it wasn’t the main topic for that day. We only mentioned it as an example, but it still stuck withContinueContinue reading “The Words Of Gold”

Christmas 2023: No Lights in Bethlehem

Where I’m from, when we lose a loved one and are in mourning, we don’t decorate for Christmas. We don’t put up a tree, and we don’t play any music. On Christmas Eve, when everybody in the neighborhood goes from door to door in celebration, we skip the jolliness and singing in that house, andContinueContinue reading “Christmas 2023: No Lights in Bethlehem”

3 a.m. Thoughts: The Sound of a Violin in the Thunderstorm

It’s 3 a.m. now, and I have my headphones on. I’m listening to a random playlist containing the two songs I know and random piano pieces. It stopped raining moments ago. 3 a.m. is my new bedtime curfew. Years ago, I cut my hair pixie style, hoping it would make me stop pulling it wheneverContinueContinue reading “3 a.m. Thoughts: The Sound of a Violin in the Thunderstorm”

Big L: Love And Loneliness

Love and Loneliness I know I’ve been all about love on this page lately (I don’t know why. I was just inspired), but I also want to talk about loneliness. I’m not ready to talk about many things I should and said I would dedicate more space to. I just need time to process everything,ContinueContinue reading “Big L: Love And Loneliness”

I Never Wrote A Love Letter

Maybe it’s because I never had diaries to write in. Maybe that’s why I can’t choose the right words now. I love to talk. My elementary school teachers would never believe it if they heard. I’m like a tap that’s been left running once I start. But there’s nothing much I can tell you. photoContinueContinue reading “I Never Wrote A Love Letter”