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Hosam Maarouf

Hosam Maarouf
Photo by Husam Maarouf, Meriem Essaoudy

Hosam Maarouf

Hosam Maarouf is a Palestinian poet and novelist from Gaza. His poetry collection Death Smells Like Glass was awarded the Mahmoud Darwish Museum prize in 2015. He also writes on literature for various Arabic newspapers. (Source)

Poems by Hosam Maarouf

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Hand of War by Hosam Maarouf

April 11, 2026
“We hold war’s hand, / convinced that this is the last time / it waves catastrophe to us” — Hosam Maarouf