Born Palestinian, Born Black: & The Gaza Suite

By Suheir Hammad

Poems examine the violence, racism, politics, and culture of the Middle East. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 097601422X
• ISBN13: 9780976014225
• Release Date: October 2010
• Publisher: Upset Press
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.51 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.4" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

Always a favorite

What makes Suheir amazing is the same thing that made Frida Kahlo amazing, she is never afraid to be who she is wholly and completely. Her poetry is the unity of roses, 0live trees, Coltraine and blades.

Inspiring, eloquent and thought provoking

Suheir's poetry expresses so many thoughts we've all felt but could not articulate as eloquently and masterfully as she has! I couldn't bear to stop reading it. She is able to clearly and eloquently express the thoughts, feelings and emotions that we've all had as women, Arabs and oppressed people! I bought this book for all my friends!

Best poet I've ever read

In 1948, the nation of Palestine, its 6,000 year history notwithstanding, was handed over to a small group of Jews from Europe. This mind-boggling event, without precedent in human history, was supported and funded by the U.S. Ms. Hammad captures the rage, frustration, and deep sadness of the palestinian people as they struggle to cope. The palestinians are the aborigines of Palestine. The jews,native to Ur in Iraq, claimed their land once before...in biblical times. But as Ms. Hammad succinctly points out "god ain't no real estate agent." A fantastic book for understanding arab emotions on the subject of palestine.

Born Palestinian Born Black

Suheir Hammad's poetry in this book and in Listen Up is exquisite, filled with contemporary performance pieces that are both passionate and reflective.

the best poetry i've read in years

Suheir's poetry is passionate and intelligent. She captures in words the essence of what it means to be in the Palestinian diaspora. In "exotic" she puts forward , exactly, what it is to be a minority female in the U.S. This is an incredibly wonderful book - very highly recommended.