If I Must Die: Poetry and Prose Cookbook along with stories of Black

along with stories of Black women who identify with them

revelatory and like nothing you've read before

At the center of this compelling

and the unexpected magic that emerges when the debt of grief is cleared

” tells of a diverse group of Charlottesville neighbors fleeing violent white supremacists

If I Must Die: Poetry and Prose Cookbook along with stories of BlackIf I must die, let it bring hope, let it be a tale. This rich, elegiac compilation of work from the late Palestinian poet and professor, Refaat Alareer, brings together his marvelous poetry and deeply human writing about literature, teaching, politics, and family. The renowned poet and literature professor Refaat Alareer was killed by an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City alongside his brother, sister, and nephews in December 2023. He was just forty four