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Something about Living: National Book Award Winner
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Series: Akron Poetry
Poetry CriticismGeneral Poetry
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ISBN10: 1629222739
ISBN13: 9781629222738
Publisher: University of Akron Press
Published: Apr 2 2024
Pages: 81
Weight: 0.35
Height: 0.32 Width: 5.91 Depth: 8.82
Language: English
Awards: ALA Notable Books
ISBN13: 9781629222738
Publisher: University of Akron Press
Published: Apr 2 2024
Pages: 81
Weight: 0.35
Height: 0.32 Width: 5.91 Depth: 8.82
Language: English
Awards: ALA Notable Books
Winner of the 2024 National Book Award for Poetry
2025 ALA Notable Book
Winner of the 2025 Washington State Book Award for Poetry
2025 Arab American Book Award Winner (George Ellenbogen Poetry Award)
Winner of the 2022 Akron Poetry Prize It's nearly impossible to write poetry that holds the human desire for joy and the insistent agitations of protest at the same time, but Lena Khalaf Tuffaha's gorgeous and wide-ranging new collection Something About Living does just that. Her poems interweave Palestine's historic suffering, the challenges of living in this world full of violence and ill will, and the gentle delights we embrace to survive that violence. Khalaf Tuffaha's elegant poems sing the fractured songs of Diaspora while remaining clear-eyed to the cause of the fracturing: the multinational hubris of colonialism and greed. This collection is her witness to our collective unraveling, vowel by vowel, syllable by syllable. Let the plural be a return of us the speaker of On the Thirtieth Friday We Consider Plurals says and this plurality is our tenuous humanity and the deep need to hang on to kindness in our communities. In these poems, Khalaf Tuffaha reminds us that love isn't an idea; it is a radical act. Especially for those who, like this poet, travel through the world vigilantly, but steadfastly remain heart first. --Adrian Matejka, author of Somebody Else Sold the World
2025 ALA Notable Book
Winner of the 2025 Washington State Book Award for Poetry
2025 Arab American Book Award Winner (George Ellenbogen Poetry Award)
Winner of the 2022 Akron Poetry Prize It's nearly impossible to write poetry that holds the human desire for joy and the insistent agitations of protest at the same time, but Lena Khalaf Tuffaha's gorgeous and wide-ranging new collection Something About Living does just that. Her poems interweave Palestine's historic suffering, the challenges of living in this world full of violence and ill will, and the gentle delights we embrace to survive that violence. Khalaf Tuffaha's elegant poems sing the fractured songs of Diaspora while remaining clear-eyed to the cause of the fracturing: the multinational hubris of colonialism and greed. This collection is her witness to our collective unraveling, vowel by vowel, syllable by syllable. Let the plural be a return of us the speaker of On the Thirtieth Friday We Consider Plurals says and this plurality is our tenuous humanity and the deep need to hang on to kindness in our communities. In these poems, Khalaf Tuffaha reminds us that love isn't an idea; it is a radical act. Especially for those who, like this poet, travel through the world vigilantly, but steadfastly remain heart first. --Adrian Matejka, author of Somebody Else Sold the World
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