God, Does Humanity Exist?
by Kamand Kojouri
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Pub Date 2 Mar 2020 | Archive Date 13 Jun 2020
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Description
The highly anticipated new collection of poems from Kamand Kojouri focusing on human struggle, resistance and, ultimately, hope
In this powerful and evocative collection, poet Kamand Kojouri explores themes of resistance, empowerment, and hope. The four sections (Cries of Common Pain, Call to Action, Songs of Hope, and Echoes of Hope) are skillfully interwoven and resonate with urgency and relevance.
During these turbulent times when the world at large is experiencing a crisis in humanity, God, Does Humanity Exist? is a beacon of light that encourages us to think and act with more compassion, empathy, and understanding.
“All of the crises that are taking place across the world, from the anti-muslim violence in India to the armed conflict in Yemen: they are not a city or a nation’s plight; they are the world’s plight. This is apparent, more than ever, as we are facing a borderless pandemic. It’s not a refugee crisis in Syria, or a European refugee crisis—it’s humanity’s crisis. We must voice this common pain and demand a change.” – Kamand Kojouri
For every copy sold a tree will be planted in Sub-Saharan Africa to help provide families with food, income, and a sustainable way of life. Royalties will also go to children’s charities in Iran.
About the Author
KAMAND KOJOURI was born in Tehran, raised in Dubai and Toronto, and currently lives in Wales where she teaches creative writing as a doctoral candidate at Swansea University. She is inspired by the great Mystic and Sufi poets, such as Rumi and Hafez, as well as art and classical music (playing and composing runs in her family).
Her first poetry collection, The Eternal Dance: Love Poetry and Prose, was published in March 2018. She is currently working on a historical novel for her PhD programme.
Available Editions
| EDITION | Paperback |
| ISBN | 9781984949301 |
| PRICE | £9.99 (GBP) |
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Farah T, Reviewer
Disclaimer - I received a free digital download of this book by NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
The title of the book did make me curious about what the book held within - the question of which was answered in the introduction by the author. He states that “The title of this book is meant to make us think, because whilst I assert the existence of an intangible, incomprehensible, and inexplicable God, I question the existence of humanity.” which I think is an incredibly interesting assertion and one I hadn’t thought about very much.
To say humanity is missing would be an understatement when keeping up to date with world news and current events. But I’d never really thought about the lack of humanity before and I think that is one of the aims of the author. Every body sees this lack of humanity, but how many of us actually question it?
The introduction has made me all the more interested to read the verse contained inside and after reading through the book, I can say I wasn’t disappointed. I really enjoyed all of the prose and I’m interested to read what else the author has written. I think this is a must read, it touches on some taboo topics and sheds light on things I believe the mass majority need to hear and contemplate.
Elisabetta F, Reviewer
As I was looking for poetry books on Netgalley to review, “God, does humanity exist?” popped up and the title immediately intrigued me.
So thankful I got to read this poetry book. This is one I know I’ll have to buy a physical copy of because I know I’ll want to reread it. This short, touching, important poetry book reminded me how much each of us are an important part to the world, how much we have to value everyone around us and earth itself, because earth is part of our lives. Humanity needs to do better and this poetry collection really reminds the reader to value who you are, what you can do, and what really matters. so many of the poems touched me and made me think. Loved it.
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