Unceded Land by Issam Zineh Michael Pedersen from the joy and anguish

from the joy and anguish of becoming a mother

and shows how to facilitate poetry reading and writing groups in different environments

dust dines on lust

this is a fierce and fresh debut that rings with courage and intelligence

Unceded Land by Issam Zineh Michael Pedersen from the joy and anguishIssam Zineh's debut poetry collection Unceded Land is a lyrical marvel, tracing the lines of intimacy, loss, and the colonial legacy in Palestine. With an eye that wanders from the subtly beautiful to the crushingly blunt, his poetry seeks out the 'primordial egg within us,' the truths that are 'traded in broken bones.' Zineh's capturing of the romantic and violent, the personal and the political, is a testament to his unwavering dedication to