{"id":35697,"date":"2024-12-19T16:01:19","date_gmt":"2024-12-19T14:01:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldmarkaz\/?p=35697"},"modified":"2025-09-10T12:06:23","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T10:06:23","slug":"lena-khalaf-tuffaha-two-poems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldmarkaz\/lena-khalaf-tuffaha-two-poems\/","title":{"rendered":"Lena Khalaf Tuffaha: Two Poems"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5>Lena Khalaf Tuffaha won the 2024 National Book Award for her latest collection of poems, <em>Something About Living<\/em>.<\/h5>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Lena Khalafa Tuffaha<\/h4>\n<div class=\"ose-vimeo ose-uid-f968ac0fb2869bf9caaae1d40b637545 ose-embedpress-responsive\" style=\"width:600px; height:550px; max-height:550px; max-width:100%; display:inline-block;\" data-embed-type=\"Vimeo\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowFullScreen=\"true\" title=\"Poet Lena Khalafa Tuffaha Accepts the National Book Award\" 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