{"product_id":"the-silence-that-remains-selected-poems-9781556595141","title":"The Silence That Remains: Selected Poems","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"[A] rare occurrence in the poetry world.\"--\u003ci\u003eAmerican Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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\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\u003cp\u003eThis generous volume represents two decades of incandescent creativity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHandkerchief\u003c\/p\u003e\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\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\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Copper Canyon Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50676541292818,"sku":"9781556595141","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c50c6a60-9da3-4f3a-adec-98968a406097.jpg?v=1733881751","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-silence-that-remains-selected-poems-9781556595141","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}