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"The Neverfield is work which insists on itself.  It is a poetry of a shining
quality from a poet whose voice is sure and unafraid."

 Lucille Clifton 

"The Neverfield is an epic journey, a passionate search for beauty and truth.
If beauty is truth, and truth is beauty, the poems in this volume lead us once
again to that realization.  The Neverfield is an enchanting work, sharing with
us a poet's true vision."

 Rudolfo Anaya 

"Nathalie Handal's poems in her collection The Neverfield are wide as breath, lyrically linked as an elegantly stitched Palestinian bodice, the first time we hear them."

 Naomi Shihab Nye

"As I turned the pages of this work, I was reminded of how vast the universe
is.  The Neverfield is everlasting by nature.  After reading it, I breathed deeply and praised the word.  This is a holistic piece of work."

Benjamin Zephaniah

  "This is an ambitious debut. Nathalie Handal embarks on her poetic career with
   a lyric epic utilizing intriguing surreal imagery and a passionate tone to explore
   the existential bewilderment of her exile."

    Khaled Mattawa 

  "Lucid, vibrant, and charged, Nathalie Handal’s poetry is suffused with a sense
   of place and culture. Her writing in international in scope, its soul is deeply alive."

  "The Neverfield is pure joy to read."
     
   Diana Abu-Jaber