The Shadow: Poems for the Children of Gaza

By:Ahmed Miqdad, John P. Portelli, Malak Mattar
Co-publisher:Horizons (Malta)
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Discover The Shadow: Poems for the Children of Gaza, a poignant collection by Palestinian poet Ahmed Miqdad and Maltese-Canadian poet John P. Portelli. Written amidst the horrors of Gaza’s genocide and the personal battle with cancer, these 42 poems bear witness to the intersection of political violence and personal mortality. Through raw emotion and lyrical defiance, the poets forge solidarity across borders, offering a glimmer of hope in the face of erasure.

Featuring evocative art by Malak Mattar and a foreword by Professor Jamil Khader, this collection is a call to remember, resist, and reclaim humanity. A portion of proceeds will support Palestinian relief efforts.

Publication Date: August 2025
Page Count: 60
Binding Type: Softcover
Trim Size: 6in x 9in
Language: English
Colour: Colour

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  Ahmed Miqdad (b. 1985) is a Palestinian poet resident of Gaza. He has a B.A. in English and a Masters in Education. Ahmed is the author of three collections of poetry Gaza Narrates Poetry (2014), Stolen Lives (2015) and…

    John P. Portelli originally from Malta, is a professor emeritus in the Department of Social Justice Education at the University of Toronto. Besides 11 academic books, he has published ten collections of poetry (four in Maltese and English, one in…

      Malak Mattar, the artist, was born in 1999 in the Gaza Strip and grew up under occupation and the military siege. While artist-in-residence at An Effort in Central London (December 2023–February 2024), she documented the genocide in her homeland through…

        CONTENTS

        In the Shadow of Death 10, To My Maltese Friend and Poet, John 12, To Ahmed, Poet and Friend from Gaza 13, The Red Pillow 14, The Red Pillow 15, To the White Sea 16, Rafah 17, The Last Kiss 18, Tragic Nostalgia 19, A Night of Autumn 20, Nothing Left 21, My Palestinian Mother22, I Am a Gazan Girl 23, The White Visitor 24, What Are Gaza’s Flowers Worth? 25, Eid in Gaza 26, Phoenix-like Kite 27, I Can’t Endure 28, A Smile from Gaza 29, Get Angry 30, Bitterness 31, Blood and Flour 32, The Shadow 33, Hopeless Faces 34, Enduring Smile37, Nowhere to Flee 38, They Told Us to Leave 39, We Are Not Numbers 40, Kill Us All! 41, Hymns of Peace 42, Impossible Question 43, Old Memories 44, Today’s Memories 45, The Depressed Poet46, Dear Ahmed 47Write on My Shrine 48, Jaffa 49, Till the Last Drop 50, Reminder from Gaza 51, Dear Death 52, The Day 53, The Soul of My Soul 54, In Memory of Your Soulful Soul 57, Notes on the Authors and Artist 58, Acknowledgements 60

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