Thursday, August 6, 2020

A Room of My Own: Beirut Bride Tanka

a bride in white
poses for wedding photos
an explosion
ripping off the front of buildings ...
through the Beirut square

1 comment:

  1. CTV News: A bridal photoshoot captured the moment of massive explosion in Beirut, accessed at https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/a-bridal-photoshoot-captured-the-moment-of-massive-explosion-in-beirut-1.5052259

    The Guardian News: "We are still in shock" Beirut bride's wedding video captures explosion, accessed at https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/aug/06/we-are-still-in-shock-beirut-brides-wedding-video-captures-explosion

    “What happened during the explosion here – there is no word to explain ... I was shocked, I was wondering what happened, am I going to die? How am I going to die?”

    -- Beirut Bride, Israa Seblani

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