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Blood Orange by Yaffa As
emotional
hopeful
sad
fast-paced
4.0
Almost from the first poem in this collection, it's clear that writing this was deeply cathartic for Yaffa. Every page directly requires that readers grasp the immense cruelty of Israeli occupation and the ongoing Palestinian genocide. Whether it's in a historical context or a current personal one, Yaffa demands that their people be known and remembered.
As always with my poetry reviews, I'll let Yaffa do the talking in their own words so that you can experience their skill for yourselves. This is an excerpt from the titular poem, Blood Orange:
"i am of
a people who
have died a
thousand times
as white people
came and conquered
our blood filling
trees and canyons
turning the
sea a blood orange
like an eclipse that
forgot to
subside
the world ends
anew here
again and again
we are the
final test
of a humanity
that continues to
fail"
As always with my poetry reviews, I'll let Yaffa do the talking in their own words so that you can experience their skill for yourselves. This is an excerpt from the titular poem, Blood Orange:
"i am of
a people who
have died a
thousand times
as white people
came and conquered
our blood filling
trees and canyons
turning the
sea a blood orange
like an eclipse that
forgot to
subside
the world ends
anew here
again and again
we are the
final test
of a humanity
that continues to
fail"
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Genocide, Violence, Murder, Colonisation, and War