If I Must Die: Poetry and Prose Brianna LaBuskes always chasing the next high

always chasing the next high

one mouse learned to fly

a young hotshot professor--and well-known ass

but he's determined to prove himself on the long

If I Must Die: Poetry and Prose Brianna LaBuskes always chasing the next high"If I must die, let it bring hope, let it be a tale." This rich, elegiac compilation of work from the late Palestinian poet and professor, Refaat Alareer, brings together his marvelous poetry and deeply human writing about literature, teaching, politics, and family. The renowned poet and literature professor Refaat Alareer was killed by an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City alongside his brother, sister, and nephews in December 2023. He was just forty