Glass splinters in the throat

How do you survive a father who remains lodged inside you long after childhood ends? In Glass Splinters in the Throat, Tunisian poet Hajer Requiq transforms family trauma into a striking sequence of images: glass, bread, prayer, silence, and survival. A powerful poem about memory, violence, faith, and the wounds that continue to speak through us.
(Available in Arabic, English, French, German & Spanish)
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