#collective-grief

#collective-grief

Poetry may not be the best response to aerial bombardment, but for many Palestinians it has become a line of defence amid the rubble and ongoing killings in Gaza. Poetry keeps hope alive. Even in the darkest moments, Palestinian poetry continues to imagine a future, Nazmi al-Masri, professor of languages at the Islamic University of Gaza, says at an online poetry event held by his students. Poetry gives people a language to express collective grief, he says.

"I have had this sense of panic and sadness all day that I haven't been able to shift, and being able to come here and gather collectively in some way, it's important."

The murder of Robert F. Kennedy marked a pivotal moment for the nation, as it encapsulated a deep-seated grief and changed the political landscape profoundly.