Rain Was Once a Promise, Lama Alharazin / Zines from Gaza, Coastal Lines press non-fiction Praise for the First Edition

Praise for the First Edition (Object Relations

the poems in ‘Placeholders’ reflect the tension between physical structures and linguistic forms as it breaks with and follows convention

remind us of black cherry eaten in a hurry

Slang expresses words and feelings that break down boundaries

As the poet herself notes: “My name is Bernadette Mayer

Rain Was Once a Promise, Lama Alharazin / Zines from Gaza, Coastal Lines press non-fiction Praise for the First EditionRain once carried the promise of spring, of hope, of better days for Gaza. Now, it seeps through tents, bringing fragility and fatigue. Today, tomorrow, and forever, Gaza has changed, transformed by immeasurable pain. In this collection of 21 original poems, the poet preserves the promise of personhood she once held before everything, including her home, was taken away. About the Author Lama Alharazin is 24 years old. She studied English Literature