thewaylossseeps
intoneckhollows
andcurlsattemples
sitsbetweenfrontteeth
cavity
emptyandwaiting
formourningtoopen
thewaymourningstays
forevershadowingvision
shapingliveswithmemory
adrawerwon’tclose
sleepelusive
smileillusive
theonlyrealisgrief
forevercountingthedays
minutesmissingwithoutknowing
sothatoneday
youfindyourself
showeringtears
missingthatlove
likesugar
achesteeth
SuheirHammad(1973-present)
SuheirHammadwasborninAmman,JordantoPalestinianrefugeeparentsonOctober25,1973.Suheir’sfamilyimmigratedtoBrooklynNYwhenSuheirwasfiveyearsold,andshewasraisedthereuntiltheageofsixteen.HerparentsmovedtoStatenIslandwhileSuheirwasinhighschool.Enoughofthatpersonalhistory,thanks.
Suheirhasbeenabletotravelthroughouttheworldviaherpoetry.ShehasreadherpoemsinIvyLeagueUniversitiesandonBrooklyn’sstreetcorners.Herworkhasappearedinawardwinninganthologies,andinzinesstapledtogetherbyqueeryouthcollectives.Asfarasweknow,SuheirwasthefirstPalestinianstarringinaBroadwayshow,andshecontinuestobethefirstPalestinianinmanyartisticspacesthroughouttheStates.