Poems from Guantanamo: The Detainees Speak is an anthology of 22 poems by 17 Guantanamo detainees published by Marc Falkoff, a US professor of law with a doctorate in American literature.[1][2][3]
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| Author | Marc Falkoff |
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| Language | English |
| Publisher | University of Iowa Press |
Publication date | 2007 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Pages | 84 pp |
Contents
edit- They Fight for Peace, Shaker Aamer
- O Prison Darkness, Abdulaziz
- I Shall Not Complain, Abdulaziz
- To My Father, Abdullah Thani Faris al Anazi
- Lions in the Cage, Ustad Badruzzaman Badr
- Homeward Bound, Moazzam Begg
- Death Poem, Jumah al Dossari
- They Cannot Help, Shakih Abdurraheem Muslim Dost
- Cup Poem 1, Shakih Abdurraheem Muslim Dost
- Cup Poem 2, Shakih Abdurraheem Muslim Dost
- Two Fragments, Shakih Abdurraheem Muslim Dost
- First Poem of My Life, Mohammed el Gharani
- Humiliated in the Shackles, Sami al Haj
- The Truth, Emad Abdullah Hassan
- Is It True? Osama Abu Kabir
- Hunger Strike Poem, Adnan Farhan Abdul Latif
- I Am Sorry, My Brother, Othman Abdulraheem Mohammad
- Terrorist 2003, Martin Mubanga
- I Write My Hidden Longing, Abdulla Majid al Noaimi, the Captive of Dignity
- My Heart Was Wounded by the Strangeness, Abdulla Majid al Noaimi, the Captive of Dignity
- Ode to the Sea, Ibrahim al Rubaish
- Even if the Pain, Siddiq Turkestani
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "The Prison Poets Of Guantanamo Find a Publisher". Archived from the original on 10 November 2012.
- ^ Chiasson, Dan (17 August 2007). "Review: Poems from Guantánamo". The New York Times.
- ^ "Book Collects Poems from Guantanamo". NPR.org.
External links
edit- Poetry and politics at Guantánamo: An interview with Marc Falkoff, editor of Poems From Guantánamo: The Detainees Speak Andy Worthington October 10, 2010
- Poems from Guantánamo - University of Iowa Press Archived 5 August 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- Video: Riz Ahmed reads Poems from Guantánamo Archived 2013-10-05 at the Wayback Machine