This is how we cope

The Gaza Poets Society, founded in 2018, operates as a volunteer-driven platform led by poet Mohammed Mousa and a dedicated team of Gazan writers and poets. Functioning as a cultural bridge, it connects emerging Gazan literary talents with international audiences through publishing, performances, and media. The Society has published four poetry collections, launched Gaza Guy, the first English-speaking podcast from Gaza, and organized live events both locally and abroad.

The Unseen Farewell In Gaza, graves lie countless, unmeasured, Each corner cradles a silent witness, Each street a sprawling cemetery, Each home a coffin of undying memories. We buried loved ones in gardens, By doorsteps, beneath ancient olive trees
October Stands Before Me October stands before me should I rejoice, for nations have spoken my name, for my homeland breathes on their maps? Or should I tremble, for October remembers its wounds, its skies heavy with fire, its earth marked by sorro
رحمة الحنفي، "من قلب الحربّ؛ أكتب ما داخل روحي وأحاول تحرير الكلمة منها."
If I Must Vanish If I must vanish— let it not be in silence, not beneath the rubble, not behind numbers on a screen that flicker and fade. Let me be a name a voice a breath caught in a child’s prayer a lullaby of resistance hummed over