there are bodies here
there are bodies here
by Nour Al Ghraowi
there are bodies here is the debut poetry collection from Syrian writer and activist Nour Al Ghraowi. Nour's poems weave a lyrical tapestry of the deeply personal and the unabashedly political as she explores the migrant experience in an often hostile Western world. Al Ghraowi generously invites the reader in and guides them through her world where beauty and horror intersect at truth.
Join us for the book release at Brooklyn Poets on February 24th
100% of profits from sales of there are bodies here will be donated directly to the Palestinian Children’s Relief Fund (PCRF), a humanitarian organization that provides free medical care to ill and injured children.
Nour is a writer, activist, and educator born and raised in Damascus, Syria and based in Brooklyn, New York. She writes in the hope of changing the Western view of the Middle East and the Arabic language, which is often viewed as inimical. Nour’s writing also addresses social justice, migrant identity, and what it means to be an immigrant in an unwelcoming place, as well as feminism and what it means to be a feminist Middle Eastern woman.
Nour Al Ghraowi’s writing has appeared in Poetry Magazine, Dame Magazine, Mizna Literary Journal, Porter House Review, World Literature Today, and others. Her first book, there are bodies here, will be released in early 2025 by F.I.N.E. Editions.
PRE-ORDER: Orders ship February 27th, 2025
Advanced praise for there are bodies here
"Nour Al Ghraowi writes from the deepest reservoir of compassion and listening–her exquisite capacity for care extends across all distances, and her lyrical poems, grounded in true humanity, restore our hope."
– Naomi Shihab Nye
Use code BROOKYLN to pickup your copy at Brooklyn Poets on 2/24 from 6:00-9:00pm