If I Must Die De nachtegaal

If I Must Die De nachtegaalRefaat Alareer If I must die, let it bring hope, let it be a tale. This rich, elegiac compilation of work from the late Palestinian poet and professor, Refaat Alareer, brings together his marvelous poetry and deeply human writing about literature, teaching, politics, and family. The renowned poet and literature professor Refaat Alareer was killed by an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City alongside his brother, sister, and nephews in December 2023. He was

haar jaren in Cambridge en haar explosieve verbintenis met Ted Hughes

and a surreal landscape

Going behind writing to start language afresh

and the dead

to explore what others have seen and experienced of the world

beyond the anger and wisdom of Black America

and Jiyoon Lee)

allowing new insights into the literary

schrijver en kunstenaar

over haar reis om Rome te ‘zoeken’ en over de strijd om daar haar gevoelens van existentiële vervreemding te overwinnen

Deep yellow covers

Thomas Heerma van Voss