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BIBLIOPHONE @bibliophone.bsky.social · 18h

Some more of our lovely guest narrators, voicing poems by young Palestinians in Gaza.

Indira Varma
Marcia Cross
Carice van Houten
Julia Sawalha
May Elghety

Have a listen (everything's free and you don't need to register) and show some love to our young Gazan friends:

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Collage featuring the Palestinian poet Marah Ahmad Al-Abadleh, and actors Indira Varma, Marcia Cross, Carice van Houten, Julia Sawalha and May Elghety

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BIBLIOPHONE @bibliophone.bsky.social · 1d

The top left image is one of our young writer friends, Marah, sitting in the ruins of her home in Gaza

BIBLIOPHONE @bibliophone.bsky.social · 1d

Some of our recent guest narrators, reading poems by young creatives in Gaza:

Alana Hadid
Nada Tawhid
Paloma Faith
Amalia Holm
Katie Leung

All our stuff is free to listen to. Try our Palestinian audio poems and boost the play count to show young writers in Gaza some love 💚

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Collage of a young Palestinian writer sitting in the ruins of her home, Alana Hadid, Nada Tawhid, Paloma Faith, Amalia Holm, Katie Leung

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BIBLIOPHONE @bibliophone.bsky.social · 5d

We were so privileged to be among this huge crowd today, marching for Palestine

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BIBLIOPHONE @bibliophone.bsky.social · 7d

Our latest poem from #Gaza: "From the Rubble She Spoke" by Sama Shaheen, read by Indira Varma.

A tribute to the author's home, to memories founded within once safe walls, a future lost among the rubble. A home that lived & breathed. A place to be mourned.

Listen free:

shorturl.at/h2mHb

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BIBLIOPHONE @bibliophone.bsky.social · 9d

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Silent Bleeding by Sama Shaheen, narrated by Alana Hadid

Stream Silent Bleeding by Sama Shaheen, narrated by Alana Hadid by Bibliophone on desktop and mobile. Play over 320 million tracks for free on SoundCloud.

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BIBLIOPHONE @bibliophone.bsky.social · 12d

A heart-rending reflection of the pain borne by those living through the genocide in Gaza, 'Silent Bleeding' by Sama Shaheen speaks of the devastation inflicted upon a population, of futility, of screaming into a void and bleeding in silence.

Listen to Alana's narration free:

shorturl.at/r8QSl

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BIBLIOPHONE @bibliophone.bsky.social · 15d

That feeling when:

One of our friends in Gaza, offline for two weeks, surfaces today having been displaced to the south.

Our joy restrained, our relief tempered because displacement is, as she puts it, like having her soul removed.

Even so she's all heart emojis.

That's the Palestinian way.

BIBLIOPHONE @bibliophone.bsky.social · 16d

Any Scandi series fans out there (specifically of The Åre Murders) can watch one of the key actors, Amalia Holm, reading our latest poem written by a young Gazan.

"What Do They Want?" by Jana Safi is free to watch now:

shorturl.at/sj9aM

#PalestinianPoetry #Gaza #ScandiNoir #AmaliaHolm

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BIBLIOPHONE @bibliophone.bsky.social · 22d

Excited to say we have another video poem coming soon!

(Yes, yes we're an AUDIO platform but these film and TV actors won't be stopped, what can we say?)

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BIBLIOPHONE @bibliophone.bsky.social · 27d

Marah is another of our young writers trying to raise money for her family. She doesn't want charity, but if you listen to her poetry (currently at the top of our homepage) & think it's good enough for a donation, please consider one below. Anything helps.

chuffed.org/project/1499...

Help Marah and her family survive in Gaza

"I am Marah Al-Abadleh.

chuffed.org

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BIBLIOPHONE @bibliophone.bsky.social · Sep 12

Sama is one of our young writer friends and is trying to raise money for her family as she struggles to survive the horrors of genocide. We know there are a lot of these fundraisers but we can vouch for Sama, and if you'd like to help, please consider even a small donation:

shorturl.at/omMPh

15 year old Palestinian writer, Sama Shaheen sitting outside her tent after being displaced

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BIBLIOPHONE @bibliophone.bsky.social · Aug 27

"Our Heartbeat is Rebellious" by Marah Ahmad Al-Abadleh is the latest in our "Gaza: Heard" initiative.

Listen to Marah's narration of her poem (Arabic) or an English language version, read by the amazing acting talent that is Nada Tawhid.

Always free:

www.bibliophone.com/our-heartbea...

Cover of Marah's poem. The image shows a young boy hugging the effigy of his country, Palestine, with smoke billowing in the background

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BIBLIOPHONE @bibliophone.bsky.social · Aug 5

Get to know #Palestinianpoetry and show young Gazans their words are important:

Listen free to our latest poem, "Red is Everywhere", written by student Sama Shaheen and narrated (in video format no less) by the fabulous Paloma Faith.

It's just a click away:

bibliophone.com/red-is-every...

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BIBLIOPHONE @bibliophone.bsky.social · Jul 22

Everything on our platform is free, but if you listen to a poem by our writer friend Jomana and enjoy it, please consider donating to her family. However small, every donation counts.

gofund.me/c439b6f8

Donate to From Displacement to Dreams: Support Jumana's Family in Gaza, organized by Mahmoud Zaqout

Hello there, My name is Jumana Hisham Zaquot, and I'm 20 … Mahmoud Zaqout needs your support for From Displacement to Dreams: Support Jumana's Family in Gaza

gofund.me

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BIBLIOPHONE @bibliophone.bsky.social · Jul 15

Who knew, there are good people in the world actually worthy of a Nobel Peace Prize.

Sign the petition and let's get Francesca Albanese and the doctors of #Gaza what they deserve (and let's not give it to those promoting genocide)

Sign here: secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/...

Image of UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese

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BIBLIOPHONE @bibliophone.bsky.social · Jul 8

We've had some lovely new followers recently, good morning to everyone who's done us the honour 🙂

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BIBLIOPHONE @bibliophone.bsky.social · Jul 8

And it's vegan 🙌

BIBLIOPHONE @bibliophone.bsky.social · Jun 24

This is Hala, one of our writer friends in #Gaza.

She's 16, one of the friendliest people we know, oh yes and an incredible poet.

Hala's #prose features in our GAZA:Heard series, and if you enjoy it & would like to support her and her family, you can help here: chuffed.org/project/1361...

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BIBLIOPHONE @bibliophone.bsky.social · Jun 13

Ever wanted to make an #audiobook?

Now's a great time to have a go. Your story, alongside famous voices like Katie Leung, Carice van Houten, Marcia Cross, Julia Sawalha etc.

Try a short story or even flash. It's free, it's fun, it's easy, & right now we'll help master your audio (also free) 🎧

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BIBLIOPHONE @bibliophone.bsky.social · Jun 4

This is our latest 'Gaza: Heard' audio publication and we're so happy to welcome back two incredible talents: Palestinian poet Hala Al-Zinati alongside screen star Katie Leung (Bridgerton, Harry Potter, Arcane etc.)

Listen free to Katie's reading of Hala’s poem:

shorturl.at/Q1rmp

#Gaza #Poetry

Image of Katie Leung, our guest narrator, and Palestinian writer Hala Al-Zinati

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BIBLIOPHONE @bibliophone.bsky.social · May 15

Yes, it's a reassuring sentiment if you look at it from the right perspective 🌱

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BIBLIOPHONE @bibliophone.bsky.social · May 15

This actually says so much, wow

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BIBLIOPHONE @bibliophone.bsky.social · May 14

We've got free-to-listen audio #poems written by students trying to survive in #Gaza right now.

They're narrated by well known actors ( #GameOfThrones, #HarryPotter, Ab Fab, #DesperateHousewives and more).

Just listening will up the play counter and give these young poets hope:

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BIBLIOPHONE @bibliophone.bsky.social · May 9

Listen to our latest poem from Gaza 🇵🇸

'Eid Without a Timeout' by Hala Al-Zinati: part of our Gaza Heard series, featuring poetry written by young writers living there.

Narrated by Carice van Houten (Game of Thrones etc.)

Listen free:

shorturl.at/XanoW

#Gaza #Gazapoetry #GameofThrones

Image of Carice van Houten wearing headphones

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