“I want people to understand”: Writers in Gaza publish zines through volunteer-led Coastal Lines Press
Audio excerpts of interview with Lama Alharazin, including Alharazin reciting her poem “Those who are still here” from her zine “Rain Was Once A Promise”: “During the war, I actually couldn’t find sense of the chaos around me. I was always looking for meaning in every displacement” says 24 year old writer Lama Alharazin over a Zoom call from Gaza City on August 30. “I was missing my home, I was missing my life, but I only found a way to make sense through writing. I started writing. I wrote about my home, my friends, the loss, the beautiful memories,…