Introducing
Nadia Khansa has been reckoning with grief since fleeing Lebanon during the 2006 war with Israel as a child. In October 2023 when the genocide against Palestinians escalated and war once again expanded across the region, life has been defined by grief, anger, and hopelessness.
Yet, as a psychotherapist, and as someone who is inspired by their people's persistent resilience, Khansa has begun to explore their relationship with hope in times of intense injustice. This collection is a journey of art and poetry as Khansa processes different stages of grief and trauma while trying to find their own relationship to strength, hope, and dreams for the future.
RELEASE DATE: FEBRUARY 2, 2027.
Product will be shipped February 2, 2027.
Dream of Home
poetry and art
COMING FEBRUARY 2027
preorders will be shipped February 2, 2027
146 pages of watercolor paintings, and poetry.
All made by a human over hundreds of hours.
"Nadia Khansa has been reckoning with grief since fleeing Lebanon during the 2006 war with Israel as a child. In October 2023 when the genocide against Palestinians escalated and war once again expanded across the region, life has been defined by grief, anger and hopelessness. Yet, as a psychotherapist, and as someone who is inspired by their people's persistent resilience, Khansa has begun to explore their relationship with hope in times of intense injustice. This collection is a journey of art and poetry as Khansa processes different stages of grief while trying to find their own relationship to strength." 
Drown
verb
to die through submersion in, and inhalation of water.
to deliberately kill a person by drowning.
to be overwhelmed by a large amount of something.
“Crashing against each other
Waiting endlessly at the docks
Searching for our deliverance
Seeking the ferry that will take us to a better, promised land
than the one here who doesn’t keep his word.”
pg. 16
Gasp
verb
catch one’s breath with an open mouth, owing to pain or astonishment.
strain to obtain (air) by gasping.
noun
a convulsive catching of breath.
“Break my heart, heartbreaker
Break my heart again
and I will know, despite everything
I still had a heart that could be broken.”
pg. 30
Ignite
verb
catch fire or cause to catch fire
arouse or inflame (an emotion or situation)
to heat up or excite
to set in motion
“They stick a flag upon the rubble of my home
I feel memory fleeing from my lips
They have taken home from my body
They have taken home from my teeth
They are trying to rip her now from my soul”
pg. 66
Grow
verb
(of a living thing) undergo natural development by increasing in size
become larger or greater over a period of time, increase.
develop or expand something.
become, gradually or increasingly.
“They want to break our spirits until our broken bodies weep
I will shed no tears for them,
I am saving my water for trees
So that one day when someone sits here
catching their breath
They do not feel the beating heat of the sun so harshly.”
pg. 84
“You are safe. Our loved ones are safe.
In the farthest corners of the world
Everyone will be held how they need to be
As mothers easily put their children to bed
tucked under the comfort of a guaranteed tomorrow
they will think of the future with curiosity, not fear.”
pg. 130
Dream
verb
Experiencing memory-like visuals during sleep.
indulge in daydreams or fantasies about something greatly desired.
noun
a cherished aspiration, ambition, or ideal.
a person or thing perceived as wonderful or perfect.
