Sahar Rabah graduated from Al-Quds Open University with a degree in English language and literature. She writes poetry, essays, and short fiction in Arabic and English. Born and raised in Al Maghazi camp in Gaza, she is a teacher, translator, editor, and interpreter. Her poems have been published in LitHub, Massachusetts Review, Markaz Review, Vox Populi, and Raseef22.
For my student Abdel Salam Qatoush, an eight-year-old boy who lost his leg when his home was struck by a bomb during the war on Gaza Leaning back against the tree,I drifted…