i meant to post this powerful poem by suheir hammad in her newest volume, breaking poems, last night. it is yet one more example of disappearance. here the poet figures herself as gaza. and as gaza she disappears. i won’t say more because i am in the midst of finishing a book review for a journal on the volume. you may read and feel and think for yourself.
suheir hammad “break (vitalogy)”
all matter related
we connectedana on corners
holy grams
ana incarcerated lightgaze me
ana gaza
you can’t see meana blood wa memory
it was all a dream
lion kissing meana harb
heart
ana harana wa ana
we related
woven
ultimate design
physical dreamplease excuse my state of disappearance
been renovating structure
innovating space
hype earrings on
body on the line 
wow.
yes she’s amazing and this book is so powerful: this is another great christmas gift idea if the bookstores are still open there! 🙂