In a phenomenal collection of Poems by a truly inspired and original emerging poetic voice, Alyan, a Palestinian-American, writes relentlessly, with a deep passion and intense intimacy, tracing lines of global issues into personal spaces. --Fred Marchant Hala Alyan\'s Atrium is truly a remarkable debut by a poet of stunning virtuosity and range..
Start to finish, these Poems convey a singular vision and represent an important new voice in the international poetry arena. --Chitra Divakaruni
For all the stunning angularity in this vision, we do not doubt that what we are seeing and sensing here is a surprising, sharp-edged sense of the real, of a world that had been there all along, just waiting for this poet and these Poems to reveal.
A powerful debut. --Naomi Shihab Nye
Hala Alyan\'s Poems startle us with their beautiful, enigmatic images and capture us with their passionate engagement with the world.
When she says \'the poetry like a spear, \' she isn\'t kidding.
Wow.
Already in her young career, Alyan has etched her mark on other award-winning poets who are universal in their praise: Don\'t miss the dazzling Hala Alyan.
In addition, Alyan was recently tapped as a finalist in the Nazim Himet Poetry Competition.
The book received the 2013 Arab American Book of the Year Award for Poetry, an astounding achievement for a first collection.
In Atrium, award-winning Palestinian-American poet Hala Alyan traces lines of global issues in personal spaces, with fervently original imagery, and a fierce passion and intense intimacy that echoes long after initial reading.
In a phenomenal collection of Poems by a truly inspired and original emerging poetic voice, Alyan, a Palestinian-American, writes relentlessly, with a deep passion and intense intimacy, tracing lines of global issues into personal spaces
