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poetry A Moment in Gaza

Precise as a haiku, with the force of a hand grenade, poet Lola Haskins offers a terrifying glimpse of the war in Gaza.

Under the rubble,    
the children
have finally stopped crying.

Lola Haskins has published 14 collections of poetry, most recently Homelight from CharlotteLit Press. Her honors include the Iowa Poetry Prize, two NEA fellowships, two Florida Book Awards, a Florida’s Eden prize for environmental writing, and the Emily Dickinson prize from the Poetry Society of America.

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