Elif Şafak Instagram – “A poem is not just words placed on a line. It is a cloth. Mahmoud Darwish wanted to build his home, his exile from all the words in the world. I weave my poems with my veins. I want to build a poem like a solid home, but hopefully not with my bones.” This piece is by Mosab Abu Toha, an award-winning Palestinian poet and writer and librarian. He was the founder of Gaza’s only English language library. He was inexplicably arrested next to his young family yesterday at the Rafah crossing. I join @peninternational and @penamerica calling for his protection and immediate release. Toha once wrote: “One idea in particular haunts, me and I cannot push it away, will I, too, become a statistic on the news?” @peninternational @penamerica @englishpen_ #humanityfirst #citizensofhumanity 📚📚📚 Filistinli şair, yazar ve kütüphaneci Mosab Abu Toha hiçbir gerekçe gösterilmeden tutuklandı ailesinin yanında. Toha ödüllü bir şair, yukarıda Mahmud Derviş’e gönderme yaptığı bir yazısına yer verdim; Toha aynı zamanda Gazze’deki tek İngilizce kütüphanenin kurucusu. Uzun yıllar bu kütüphaneyi ayakta tutmak için didinmiş bir insan. Bir an evvel özgür bırakılması için yazarlar şairler çağrıda bulunuyoruz.