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"""Whatever else it may be, poetry is foremost a witnessing, and D. Dina Friedman is our conscience and guide as she transports us to the border-physically and poetically-so we can better understand the pain and struggle that keeps ""the machinery of the world running,"" and what drives a person to become so desperate that ""he might send his daughter over the bridge alone to face the guards."" How is it that we have become ""people who love each other / hating the people across the river, who love each other."" In deceptively plain-spoken language that reaches deep into what it means to be human, Dina uses her words to sharpen our senses and focus our attention. But if we listen closely, we will also find a necessary courage in ""a child's pair of striped overalls hanging on barbed wires,"" or even in ""a makeshift tent / called school,"" where hope hides in every heart ""soft as the young cat / stretched luxurious across the bed,"" or a ""puff / of milkweed riding the wave of the wind."" Dina's words burst forth like a ""bashful baby suddenly smiling."" She teaches us, with humor, horror, love, and concentration what it means to truly see and listen to those in need. Here in Sanctuary-Whirling is a beautiful and important book of poetry."" -Richard Michelson, National Jewish Book Award Winner, author of Sleeping As Fast As I Can ""D. Dina Friedman's revelatory book captures the essence of what it means to be and remain human in times of tyranny. This book is a meditation tool for both seeker and cynic."" -Magdalena G�mez, Poet Laureate of Springfield, MA (2019-2022); author of Mi'ja, a memoir noir"

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D. Dina Friedman has published in over a hundred literary journals and anthologies (including Rattle, The Sun, Calyx, Lilith, Negative Capability, Chautauqua, Ekphrastic Review, and Rhino) and received four Pushcart Prize nominations. She is the author of two young adult novels: Escaping Into the Night (Simon and Schuster) and Playing Dad's Song (Farrar, Straus, Giroux), a short-story collection: Immigrants (Creators Press), and one previous book of poetry: Wolf in the Suitcase (Finishing Line Press). Originally from New York City, Dina now lives in Western Massachusetts next door to a farm with 600 cows. As a life-long activist, Dina has devoted time to Middle East peace, local land conservation, and immigration justice. In 2019 and 2020 she traveled on two witnessing trips to a child detention center in Homestead, Florida-and to the Brownsville/Matamoros border, where she co-facilitated writing workshops with women and teens. To learn more about Dina, visit www.ddinafriedman.com and subscribe to her blog on living a creative life in a creatively challenged universe at www.ddinafriedman.substack.com

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