'The Tragedy of Being a War,' a Poem by Mohammed Abu Lebda

"I am a war dizzy with vertigo, nursing an unforgivable humiliation."

Jul 27, 2026

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The devastation in Khan Yunis in southern Gaza, April 22, 2024. (Photo by AFP)

By Mohammed Abu Lebda

Mohammed Abu Lebda is a Palestinian poet and translator from Rafah, Gaza. His poetry has been published in Democracy in Exile, the journal of DAWN, and he has spoken about life under siege in interviews with NPR’s Here & Now and Democracy Now!. He continues to write from Gaza.

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