My Voice Sought the Wind, an Early Copy

This volume presents five years of Susan 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 writes in 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...
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This volume presents five years of Susan 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 writes in 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, 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 lyrical, feminist, and distinctively Palestinian. Its grapevine cover and interior motifs by the talented U.K.-based graphic designer Muiz complement the poetry by evoking the struggle, pain, and hope experienced during the cultivation of vines-or poems.