Hymns of Hope and Pain

About this book

Hymns of Hope and Pain is a poetic record of grief, displacement and resistance to despair. Aya Hamed Al-Miqdad moves from the loss of a mother and the late arrival of orphanhood to love written beneath bombardment, children sheltering in inadequate tents and a prisoner who refuses to bow. Her contemporary lyrical voice joins private bereavement to collective suffering, asking how the heart can continue to produce hope when the surrounding world is damaged.