"Told in a series of sonnets, the story draws on a litany of influences, including the political slingshot hip-hop of Palestine, Rastafarian reggae, religious myth, and slang". an innovative work that draws the reader in with a real sense of danger and urgency."

"One of the most extraordinary things about this long and detailed poem, whose location is clear from the title 'Unholyland' is that its poet has never visited Israel or Palestine. Yet his grip of the history and his sense of the emotional lie of the land are second to none... Throughout this narrative the poet's virtuosity with the form builds up until it becomes almost an easy read... This is a poet who does not compromise. His very subject matter is sensitive to many echelons of the establishment. His tirades against the use of warfare to coerce Palestinians, the absurdity of the lives of communities there, his testimonies of the poverty and wealth, the secret natural friendships across the divisions, the force that goes from his beliefs into his poetry, his potential to be an outsider, and yet he is steadily gaining ground as a known and accepted poet: the more you read this book the more you realize that, typically of the best poetry, it is about two things: the subject of the poem, and the actual poet."