Lena Khalaf Tuffaha is a poet, essayist, and translator. She is the author of three books: Water & Salt (Red Hen, 2017), winner of the 2018 Washington State Book Award; Kaan and Her Sisters (Trio House, 2023); and Something About Living, winner of the 2022 Akron Prize for Poetry, forthcoming from University of Akron Press. For more about her work, visit lenakhalaftuffaha.com.
Lena Khalaf Tuffaha
Articles
Who Shall Remember How? Palestinian Poets Respond
Four Palestinian poets write in a time of catastrophe.
“You Passed Through Here Like a Miracle”: On Maya Abu Al-Hayyat’s “You Can Be the Last Leaf”
Lena Khalaf Tuffaha celebrates the appearance of “You Can Be the Last Leaf,” a collection by Palestinian poet Maya Abu Al-Hayyat, translated by Fady Joudah.
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