5LL #286: Literature, Poetry, Ireland, Cities, Solidarity
A Form of Refuge
Atef Alshaer and Ursula Lindsey, The Point
This is the first installment of “Preserving Gaza,” a series of interviews with Palestinian writers and scholars about particular aspects of Gaza’s history, heritage and cultural life, much of which has been destroyed by Israel’s siege and bombardment of the Gaza Strip following the attacks of October 7th.
When It Takes Root in the Heart: A Conversation with Fady Joudah
Boris Dralyuk and Fady Joudah, The New Inquiry
Fady Joudah is a Palestinian-American poet, translator, and physician. His latest collection, titled simply […], was written in the months following Israel's escalation of genocide in Gaza—which killed many of Joudah's family members.
Killing in Gaza Has Been Supported by Ireland’s ‘Good Friend’ in the White House
Sally Rooney, The Irish Times
Our Government is basking in the moral glow of condemning the bombers, while preserving a cosy relationship with those supplying the bombs.
A Seamless Dystopia
Kate Wagner, The Nation
What happened to the 21st-century city?
Solidarity and Strategy: The Forgotten Lessons of Truly Effective Protest
Astra Taylor and Leah Hunt-Hendrix, The Guardian
Every successful effort to challenge the status quo has required a multitude of people playing a wide range of roles.