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Red ink on kraft paper depicting birds in the top left and bottom right corners. Text reads: In order for me to write poetry that isn't political, I must listen to the birds and in order to hear the birds the warplanes must be silent. — Marwan Makhoul

Poetry for Us — On Politics and Poetry

  • Posted 04 May 2026
  • By Adrienne Grace
  • Under Poetry

On Politics and Poetry

By Marwan Makhoul, Gaza Poets Society

In order for me
to write poetry
that isn’t political
I must listen to the Birds
And in order to hear
The Birds
The Warplanes
Must be Silent

Art by Winsor Kinkade

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