Tom Haviv
Tom is a writer, multimedia artist, and organizer based in Brooklyn and born in Israel. A Flag of No Nation is his debut book of poetry. He is the creator of the Hamsa Flag, a project designed to stimulate conversation about the future of Israel | Palestine, Mizrahi/Sephardi culture, and Jewish/Muslim solidarity. Tom is also the co-founder of Ayin Press and the author of a children's book called Woven. He organizes with the New York City community group Jews for Racial and Economic Justice (JFREJ), where he is an active member of their Mizrahi/Sephardi Caucus.
I left my / Jewishness / for shame of / a broken story. / I return to these / details to understand / what was lost. / How we lost / our pathway back / through the hills / past an old border. / New borders / of mind / preventing / return.