{"product_id":"the-pomegranate-is-a-grenade-poems-maha-hashwi-paperback","title":"The Pomegranate Is a Grenade: Poems -- Maha Hashwi, Paperback","description":"\u003cb\u003eA place to belong for anyone caught between cultures, countries, or selves.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Pomegranate is a Grenade\u003c\/b\u003e is a debut poetry collection that examines what it means to grow up Arab and Muslim in the United States, where home is both inherited and continually reshaped. Maha Hashwi draws from the textures of an immigrant household--food shared across generations, religious traditions carried forward, the weight of displacement, and the small, steady acts of love that hold a family together. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHashwi's poems move between personal narrative and cultural memory, exploring how identity changes with time, migration, and the stories passed down through parents and community. She writes of resistance, tenderness, and the contradictions of belonging to more than one place, offering readers a vivid look at the emotional landscape of the diaspora. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHonest, accessible, and rooted in lived experience, this collection invites readers into the rooms, rituals, and relationships that shape a life between countries--and asks what we carry, and what carries us, when we call more than one place home.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Maha Hashwi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Central Avenue Poetry\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 104\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.81h x 5.13w x 0.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781771684705\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/17\/2026 pg. 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMaha Hashwi\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer and spoken word poet whose work explores the complexities of growing up Lebanese American in Dearborn, Michigan. Unapologetic in her identity as a Muslim and Arab woman, she writes at the intersection of culture, faith, family, and belonging. She leads a community writing workshop, \u003ci\u003eAnyone Can Write\u003c\/i\u003e, encouraging people of all backgrounds to put their stories on the page. Maha has participated in the Aspen Institute's Summer Words Writers Conference in Poetry and the Tin House Winter Workshop. She now lives in New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Maha Hashwi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68310325264612,"sku":"9781771684705","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0611\/9587\/8628\/files\/9781771684705.jpg?v=1794730191","url":"https:\/\/bookandmortar.com\/products\/the-pomegranate-is-a-grenade-poems-maha-hashwi-paperback","provider":"BookandMortar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}