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'I Wish I Had a Leg': A New Poem on Gaza

I want to return to our home and have my mom, my dad and my leg with me.

Dec 09, 2025
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Palestinians amid the devastation of Israel’s war in Gaza. (Photo by Jaber Jehad Badwan).

By Vaheed Ramazani

Vaheed Ramazani is Professor Emeritus of French Literature at Tulane University, where he held the Katherine B. Gore Chair in French Studies. He is the author of three books, most recently Rhetoric, Fantasy, and the War on Terror (Routledge, 2021).

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