13-Year-Old Syrian Refugee Wins UK Poetry Prize

13-year-old Syrian refugee, Amineh Abou Kerech, has won the UK’s prestigious Betjeman Poetry Prize. This is a writing competition for children between the ages of 10 and 13. Her poem is titled “Lament for Syria” and explores her longing for her hometown. Amineh and her family fled the Syrian civil war in 2012. The family lived […]