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  <title><![CDATA[ZaatarDiva]]></title>
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  <default_description>ZaatarDiva is poetry about love, politics and Brooklyn, all coming out of Hammad's bag of zaatar. The poems in this collection are at once seductive and dangerous; they are possessed by a singular lyricism and awareness, and her call to action has a major presence in her work.</default_description>
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  <original_publication_year type="integer">2006</original_publication_year>
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      <name><![CDATA[Suheir Hammad]]></name>
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  <read_at>Thu Feb 19 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Feb 19 17:02:08 -0800 2009</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[If I were teaching history to teens, I would play her poems to share what it's like to be of Arab parents, living in Brooklyn, in the times during and after 9/11. If I were teaching poetry to teens, I would share &quot;cloud kissing&quot; to make them all squirm with its swoon -- and challenge them ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/46904961">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <date_added>Sun Jan 04 09:33:01 -0800 2009</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[If you've ever seen Suheir Hammad perform live then you'll know what an amazing poet and performer she is.<br/>She's a palestinian-american poet who grew up in Brooklyn and her mixed identity and roots are the subject and power behind her poetry.  A wonderful, beautiful collection which includes &quot;...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/41836125">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Mon Jun 30 09:17:33 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[this is not only a book but also a CD, and listening to the audio versions of her poems makes me cry. so amazing. you can read <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.rattapallax.com/hammad.htm">a couple of the poems online</a>, including Daddy's Song. this poem on the CD features her father on the track, and it is makes my heart hurt with love and family and mourning. ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/8494089">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <date_added>Wed Jun 24 21:07:30 -0700 2009</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[Hammad is a wonderful person and an even better poet.  This book comes with a CD, which allows readers to listen to Hammad perform some of the work.  ]]></body>
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  <read_at>Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I love Suheir Hammad but her work is absolutely stronger when performed than when simply reading it-- some of her poems are a bit uneven and lacking when written down.  Overall excellent, though.]]></body>
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  <read_at>Thu Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[An amazing work of poetry by one of my favorite poets/spoken word artists. Many of her poems are about Palestine, as she is a Palestinian-American. The book even comes with a CD so you can hear her perform---she's absolutely brilliant.  ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[suheir tells us the things we sometimes dont want to hear, the things that are always inside our heads. like my favorite stanza of hers &quot;you forgive those/ who hurt you/ i'll hold your grudge for you&quot;]]></body>
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  <read_at>Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[actually, i am always &quot;currently reading&quot; this book of poetry.  and it comes with a cd.  this woman is amazing.  read/listen if you want to connect with your rage and be inspired to do something about it.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[my favorite poem is &quot;what i will&quot;...absolutely powerful.  suheir hammad is a brilliant poet, weaving together love and the political.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[another brilliant poet.  it's even better when read aloud by the author.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[God Bless Suheir...check this one out. ]]></body>
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