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SUMMARY:Lena Khalaf Tuffaha: Something About Living: Poems
DESCRIPTION:AZ.\n\nPoet\, essayist\, and translator Lena Khalaf Tuffaha—w
 hom Fady Joudah calls "an under-the-radar genius"—presents her new poetr
 y collection\, Something About Living\, which explores Palestinian life t
 hrough the lens of American language\, revealing a legacy of obfuscation a
 nd erasure.\n\nABOUT THE BOOK\n\nWhat happens when language only permits o
 ngoing disasters to be packaged neatly for consumption and subsequent disp
 osal? Adrian Matejka\, a finalist for the National Book Award and Pulitzer
  Prize\, writes: "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.... In these poem
 s Khalaf Tuffaha reminds us that love isn’t an idea\; it is a radical ac
 t. Especially for those who\, like this poet\, travel through the world vi
 gilantly\, but steadfastly remain heart first." Tuffaha is the author of t
 wo previous books of poetry\, Water &amp\; Salt (Red Hen Press) and Kaan a
 nd Her Sisters (Trio House Press). Her honors include the Washington State
  Book Award\, the Robert Watson Literary Prize\, and the Goldstein Prize f
 or Poetry. Khalaf Tuffaha was the 2022 curator of the translation series P
 oems from Palestine at The Baffler magazine.\n\nABOUT THE AUTHOR\n\nLena 
 Khalaf Tuffaha is a poet\, essayist\, and translator. She is the author of
  two books of poetry\, Water &amp\; Salt (Red Hen Press) and Kaan and Her 
 Sisters (Trio House Press 2023). She has received honors including the 201
 8 Washington State Book Award\, the 2019 Robert Watson Literary Prize\, 20
 20 Best of the Net for nonfiction\, and the Goldstein Prize for Poetry. Tu
 ffaha was the 2022 curator of the translation series Poems from Palestine 
 at the Baffler magazine. She lives in Redmond\, Washington\, with her fami
 ly.
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