Something about Living (National Book Award Winner)
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These poems explore Palestinian life through the lens of American language, revealing a legacy of obfuscation and erasure. This is a rallying cry and a statement of support told through poignant prose that in the end reminds readers of the important fact that love itself is a radical act.
Winner of the 2024 National Book Award for Poetry
2025 ALA Notable Book
Winner of the 2025 Washington State Book Award for Poetry
2025 Arab American Book Award Winner (George Ellenbogen Poetry Award)
Winner of the 2022 Akron Poetry Prize
It’s nearly impossible to write poetry that holds the human desire for joy and the insistent agitations of protest at the same time, but Lena Khalaf Tuffaha’s gorgeous and wide-ranging new collection Something About Living does just that. Her poems interweave Pa...
2025 ALA Notable Book
Winner of the 2025 Washington State Book Award for Poetry
2025 Arab American Book Award Winner (George Ellenbogen Poetry Award)
Winner of the 2022 Akron Poetry Prize
It’s nearly impossible to write poetry that holds the human desire for joy and the insistent agitations of protest at the same time, but Lena Khalaf Tuffaha’s gorgeous and wide-ranging new collection Something About Living does just that. Her poems interweave Pa...





