<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[author results for "Tuffaha, Lena Khalaf"]]></title><description><![CDATA[author results for "Tuffaha, Lena Khalaf"]]></description><link>https://gateway.bibliocommons.com/v2/libraries/princetonlibrary/rss/search?query=%22Tuffaha%2C%20Lena%20Khalaf%22&amp;searchType=author&amp;view=grouped</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 15:21:16 GMT</lastBuildDate><item><title><![CDATA[Something About Living]]></title><description><![CDATA["It's nearly impossible to write poetry that holds the human desire for joy and the insistent agitations of protest at the same time, but Lena Khalaf Tuffaha's gorgeous and wide-ranging new collection Something About Living does just that. Her poems interweave Palestine's historic suffering, the challenges of living in this world full of violence and ill will, and the gentle delights we embrace to survive that violence. Khalaf Tuffaha's elegant poems sing the fractured songs of Diaspora while remaining clear-eyed to the cause of the fracturing: the multinational hubris of colonialism and greed. This collection is her witness to our collective unraveling, vowel by vowel, syllable by syllable. "Let the plural be a return of us" the speaker of "On the Thirtieth Friday We Consider Plurals" says and this plurality is our tenuous humanity and the deep need to hang on to kindness in our communities. In these poems Khalaf Tuffaha reminds us that love isn't an idea; it is a radical act. Especially for those who, like this poet, travel through the world vigilantly, but steadfastly remain heart first. -Adrian Matejka, author of Somebody Else Sold the World"--]]></description><link>https://princetonlibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S57C1475153</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://princetonlibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S57C1475153</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tuffaha, Lena Khalaf]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 31 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://princetonlibrary.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/1475153057</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle></subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781629222738/MC.GIF&amp;client=pricp&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Water & Salt]]></title><description><![CDATA["Water & Salt sings in the voices of people ravaged by cycles of war and news coverage. These poems alternately rage, laugh, celebrate and grieve. "Before we were victims, we were beloveds" these poems insist, as they invite the reader to see the human lives lived beyond the headlines" --]]></description><link>https://princetonlibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S57C1397488</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://princetonlibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S57C1397488</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tuffaha, Lena Khalaf]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://princetonlibrary.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/1397488057</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle>Poems</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781597090292/MC.GIF&amp;client=pricp&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item></channel></rss>