Brian Cox reads If I Must Die, by beloved Palestinian poet, teacher and martyr Refaat Alareer.
Refaat was killed on December 7th by an Israeli airstrike.
This was the last poem he published. pic.twitter.com/sMVocn3nGA
— Palestine Festival of Literature (@PalFest) December 12, 2023
The renowned poet and academic was considered ‘the voice of Gaza’. Weeks before he was killed. Alareer said in a post on X that if he died, the news should become “a tale.”
You can read more about Refaat Alareer here.