What to say during a Genocide by Yahia Lababidi (coming soon)

[close] "Palestine Wail" is an anticipated new collection by Yahia Lababidi, a writer of Palestinian background. Lababidi has shared glimpses of this book on various platforms, including social media and YouTube.

Lababidi's 'Wail' offers deeply felt reflections — political, moral & spiritual — on the ongoing genocide, much of it composed in real time.

Beloved Palestinian-American poet, Naomi Shihab Nye, praises Lababidi for not being afraid to "call out truth in the midst of catastrophe" and for his "passionate care" in addressing the inhumane conditions faced by Palestinians. She highlights the book's focus on radical love and the need to free all Palestinians living under occupation.

Poet James Crews commends the book as "necessary and truthful," stating that Lababidi "powerfully illuminates this heartbreaking time and terrible season in the history of our world." He appreciates the book's role as a "lantern in darkness," bringing to light the truth of lives that must be honored and remembe