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Waiting

Geneffa Jahan Porter Gulch Review 2024
In Geneffa Jahan's poem "Waiting" the speaker awaits her death as if it were an abusive lover.

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A Moment in Gaza

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

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Bullets

Terry Adams Portside
Poet Terry Adams relates how a sensitive child might learn about the intricate relationship between bullets and death.

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Echoes From the Odyssey

Oksana Maksymchuk Verse Daily
“War is warm this year,” writes the poet Oksana Maksymchuk, violence spilling over international borders, stinging with no end in sight.

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Becoming Educated

Joanne Durham Vox Populi
The grief of today’s wars, North Carolina poet Joanne Durham reminds us, falls heaviest on the children of the victims.

These Journalists Are Reporting From Gaza Amid Israeli Bombardment

Zahra Hankir Teen Vogue
"We as journalists are trying our best to publish and spread the truth, despite the closures and restrictions we face," he says. "We’ll continue to publish, to live, to rebuild our lives, and to revive the region. We won't give up."
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