Being a Local Foreigner | Lebanon News

Lebanon News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Sep 14, 2026 · 1m

Amanda Dufour’s new poetry collection “Local Foreigner” is a raw, resonant exploration of identity and belonging, born from her life caught between Swiss and Lebanese cultures. Denied full access to her heritage by nationality laws, she became an outsider in both worlds — a feeling she turned into poetry as a way to process pain, displacement, and inherited trauma. Writing became her sanctuary, especially during the pandemic, allowing her to weave deeply personal reflections into a powerful anthology that speaks to anyone who feels like a local foreigner — someone whose home doesn’t fit neat…