We are a group of book-lovers who truly believe in the power of words to shift hearts and minds.
 

With the RWAG merchandise our focus is the most distilled and powerful form of language: the poem. The original RWAG series showcased three different poems on the reverse of the items, written by superb Australian poets in response to the genocide unfolding in Gaza. The poems are ‘Algo in the genocide’ by Omar Sakr; ‘Footnotes for Gaza’ by Sara M Saleh; and ‘One day the books will count the dead’ by Evelyn Araluen.

The second RWAG series highlights work by poets and writers who are living through the genocide in Gaza. These are: Mahmoud Alshaer, Nour Abdel Latif, Batool Abu Akleen and Dr Ezzideen Shehab. The extracts from their work are reproduced with permission and appear in Arabic and English.

All of the profits from sales of Australian poets’ range is split between three Australian Palestinian organisations: Palestine Australia Relief and Action (PARA), Olive Kids, and Australian Palestine Advocacy Network (APAN).

All of the profits from sales of the Gazan poets’ range go to support those Palestinian writers in various ways

[RWAG original logo and poems designed by Kirsty Wilson; Arabic versions designed by Maria Speyer]