Rock Flight by Hasib Hourani
Poetry Book Society Winter 2024 Recommendation Ellen Hinsey reflected in its courtyard pool

reflected in its courtyard pool

for his first poetry collection

half-delivered miniatures in the break of a wave are accompanied by images that refuse to collaborate

—Penelope Shuttle

together with new and previously unpublished work

Rock Flight by Hasib Hourani<br><b>Poetry Book Society Winter 2024 Recommendation</b> Ellen Hinsey reflected in its courtyard poolrock flight is a book length poem that follows a personal and historical narrative to compose an understated yet powerful allegory of Palestines occupation. The poem uses refrains of suffocation, rubble, and migratory bird patterns to address the realities of forced displacement, economic restrictions and surveillance technology that Palestinians face both within and outside Palestine. It depicts a restlessness brought about by dispossession, and a