{"product_id":"silence-that-remains-selected-poems","title":"Silence That Remains: Selected Poems","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eSilence That Remains: Selected Poems\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eGhassan Zaqtan\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9781556595141\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eCopper Canyon Press\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2017\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition: \u003c\/b\u003eFirst Edition\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eNew from the publisher\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"[A] rare occurrence in the poetry world.\"--\u003ci\u003eAmerican Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs a child, Ghassan Zaqtan lived in a refugee camp near the River Jordan. While that painful experience deeply influenced his poetry, when Zaqtan was awarded the prestigious Griffin International Prize, the judges noted: \"His words turn dark into light, hatred into love, death into life. His magic leads us to the clearing where hope becomes possible, where healing begins across individuals, countries, races.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen interviewed by PBS for their special on Palestinian poets, Zaqtan said, \"I am not the kind of person who will walk in front of the demonstration. I walk behind the demonstration in order to collect the small things that may fall, whether it's the handkerchief or a child's backpack or a purse.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis generous volume represents two decades of incandescent creativity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHandkerchief\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNothing's left to say between us\u003cbr\u003eeverything went\u003cbr\u003einto the train that hid its whistle\u003cbr\u003ein the smoke that didn't become a cloud\u003cbr\u003ein the departure that gathered your limbs\u003cbr\u003eNothing's left to say between us\u003cbr\u003eso let your death be\u003cbr\u003ethe insight of dazzling silver\u003cbr\u003eand let the sun of those cities\u003cbr\u003ebe a rose on your shoulders\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGhassan Zaqtan\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of over a dozen books of poetry and fiction, and has edited the poetry journal \u003ci\u003eAl-Soua'ra\u003c\/i\u003e and the literary magazine of the Palestine Liberation Organization, \u003ci\u003eBayader\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in the West Bank city of Ramallah, where he is the Founding Director of The House of Poetry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Copper Canyon Press","offers":[{"title":"Silence That Remains: Selected Poems | Ghassan Zaqtan | Paperback | 9781556595141 | New | Poetry 1588412","offer_id":50641423106306,"sku":"1588412","price":32.65,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0609\/3327\/5906\/files\/81oEVamYCFL.jpg?v=1791238080","url":"https:\/\/boswellsbooks.com\/products\/silence-that-remains-selected-poems","provider":"Boswell's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}