Mosab Abu Toha’s “Forest of Noise”
Eric Newman and Medaya Ocher are joined by Mosab Abu Toha, a Palestinian poet, short-story writer, and essayist, to talk about his new book, “Forest of Noise.”
By LARB Radio HourAugust 29, 2025
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Eric Newman and Medaya Ocher are joined by Mosab Abu Toha, a Palestinian poet, short-story writer, and essayist. He is the author of the award-winning collection of poetry, Things You May Find Hidden in My Ear, as well as the founder of the Edward Said Library in Gaza, which he hopes to rebuild. Most recently he has published a series of essays about Gaza in the New Yorker. His work has also appeared in the New York Times, and the Los Angeles Review of Books. His new book is Forest of Noise, a collection of poems, grappling with his memories, experiences, and many, many losses.
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