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Praise for the work of Zeina Hashem Beck:
 
“Potent conversations with the self, the soul, the many landscapes of being, and the news that confounds us all—[Beck's] poems weave two languages into a perfect fabric of presence, with an almost mystical sense of pacing and power . . . There is death, loss, disaster, but more importantly, an exquisite sense of reviving language and poetry—anthems of life, love, respect, abounding. Everything Arabic we treasure comes alive in these poems—readers will feel restored to so many homes, revived, amazed.” —Naomi Shihab Nye on Louder than Hearts
 
"There isn’t a word of falseness, a hint of voguish irony—just a deep love for her subjects and her language and an astonishing ability to relay that in verse . . . There’s no simpler way to say: it’s actual magic, the kind of magic poetry is uniquely capable of performing. Again and again in the collection, Beck demonstrates herself to be a sincere master of this conjuring." —Kaveh Akbar on Louder than Hearts
 
"Rarely does poetry seem to matter more than while reading the work of Zeina Hashem Beck—a poet of immense talent and passion who is clearly at the beginning of a long and important literary career." —Rattle Editors on 3arabi Song