Under My Grandmother's Olive Tree

Artfully crafted to embody the plight of the Palestinian people, "Under My Grandmother's Olive Tree: Poems and Art About Being Palestinian" offers a personal insight into the life of a young Palestinian-American in search of his identity in an ever-complicated and divided world. Through both poetry and art, author Waseem Nabulsi weaves narratives based on his experiences as well as the experiences of other Palestinians living both in the Holy Land and around the world. Immensely passionate and emotional, Nabulsi's poems and art unveil a certain complexity of the lives of Palestinians that is seldom seen.