And after... Poetry is the language of life, the heartbeat of the soul seeking the secret of existence, an eager quest to comprehend meaning. It is self-reflection aiming to transcend the self, as the 'I' strives to understand the other, capturing its essence. It is a retrieval of initial feelings, the stirring of the soul and its manifestations. The poet, as they express themselves, captures their true essence, revealing hidden magic, giving birth to a poem! This is the state of Ghenwa the poet in her new collection 'And After', as her poetic melody delights us with a simple language—a vocabulary we are familiar with in daily life. Yet, the poet masterfully evokes our astonishment through the connections she creates between linguistic elements and the integrative relationship she forms between her weary self and the other she dialogues with. Whether this other is a loved human: a family member, a son, a mother, or the oppressive and ignorant killer, unaware of his limitations before the greatness of God. Hence, we understand her stormy revolution, wishing to demolish and move from the outside to the inside, shaking her being and the human hidden within her, to speak and generate movement. Ghenwa’s human being is a weary citizen in his homeland, lost in his estrangement because he is the son of the land residing within him, observing distortions and seeking salvation. Her human is a mother practicing her motherhood with infinite tenderness, calling upon a more gentle motherhood that has been absent, which she is always nostalgic for, overflowing with longing. Ghenwa the poet, as we are accustomed to in her poetry, flows smoothly and gently in her spontaneity, awakening the poet-human deeply rooted within her, stirring occasionally, yearning and releasing, producing tender poems and beautiful dreams. Hudaa Eid, Publishing house: Dar Al-Farabi, Number of Pages: 104, Year of publication: 2018