Sand & Other Poems

by Darweesh

Overview

First published in 1986. This is a collection of poems selected and translated by Rana Kabbani. Born in Palestine in 1942, as a child of six Daweesh recalls how his native village of Al-Birwa was destroyed by the Israeli army. He has published eleven volumes of poetry and thee of prose and is considered one of the most influential poets writing in Arabic.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781138993709
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	09/02/2016
Pages:	88
Product dimensions:	5.44(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

About the Author

Mahmoud Darwcesh was born in Palestine in 1942. As a child of six, he recalls how his native village of Al-Birwa was destroyed by the Israeli army. A refugee in his own country, he moved to the Galilee where he began writing. He worked as a journalist in Haifa, but as his poetry became more popular, he became a victim of Israeli military harassment. He was jailed many times, and finally put under house arrest.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 If I could choose again from the beginning; Chapter 2 We walk towards a land; Chapter 3 Earth narrows before us; Chapter 4 The flute speaks; Chapter 5 Sand; Chapter 6 Al-Mutanabbi's Voyage into Egypt; Chapter 7 Gypsy song; Chapter 8 Sirhan drinks his coffee in the cafeteria; Chapter 9 The river is the stranger; Chapter 10 Always; Chapter 11 The train at One; Chapter 12 I asked you to take me as autumn and river; Chapter 13 On Fifth Avenue he greeted me; Chapter 14 Words; Chapter 15 I love the seas I love; Chapter 16 Birds die in Galilee; Chapter 17 Woman; Chapter 18 Beirut; Chapter 19 Fog on a mirror; Chapter 20 Last evening in Paris; Chapter 21 Another year only; Chapter 22 Pigeons settle, pigeons fly;