two Australian writers’ depictions of Palestinian life weave a powerful tapestry of stories
- Written by Michelle Hamadache, Director of Creative Writing, Macquarie University, Macquarie University
While Hasib Hourani’s Rock Flight and Samah Sabawi’s Cactus Pear for My Beloved are both books by Australian writers that speak of the Palestinian experience, they could not be more different.
This is not simply because one is a book-length poem, the other a novelised biography. Hourani’s Rock Flight is minimalist, almost...





