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Tag Archives: Mahmoud Darwish
If you were not the rain…
“If you were not the rain, my love, then be the tree Saturated and bountiful, be the tree. And if you were not the tree, my love, then be the stone Saturated and moist, be the stone. And if you … Continue reading
Mahmoud Darwish at 75
~~If Mahmoud Darwish were alive, he would be 74 years old today. That is the best beginning for a blog about Darwish on the occasion of his day of birth. As the platitude goes, Darwish lives in his poems, but … Continue reading
Re-reading Darwish on March 13
~~Mahmoud Darwish was born on this day–March 13–1941. For all that he has given to us, his readers, for the monumental body of his work and its staying power, and for his enduring images and ideas, these lines. The first … Continue reading
Edward Said–ten years after his death
~~Edward Said died 10 years ago today, on September 25. On that day, when the news of his death reached us, a colleague not given to excess said, “He changed our world.” Prolific author, founder of the field of cultural … Continue reading
Syria, Syria, nothing but Syria…
~~As the talk of attacking Syria intensifies, I am re-posting Darwish’s poem, “I Rememberal-Sayyab” which Darwish wrote on the eve of the Second Gulf War. This translation appeared in the June 24 issue of the London Review of Books.~~ ~ … Continue reading
In Memorium, Mahmoud Darwish: 1941-2008
~~Today–a rainy day in Boston– is the fifth anniversary of Mahmoud Darwish’s death.On this occasion, I am re-posting an excerpt from his Under Siege, which I co-translated. This will be followed by a translation from Darwish by Fady Joudah, which … Continue reading
May 15: The Palestinian Nakba at 65
May 15 is the day Palestinians and supporters of Palestinian rights to self-determination commemorate the Nakba, or Catastrophe which forced hundreds of thousands of the native population out of Mandatory Palestine. Today, the Nakba is 65 years old. On this … Continue reading
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Tagged Amsterdam Speech, Mahmoud Darwish, Palestinian art, Palestinian expulsion, The Nakba, Vera Tamari
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In the wake of Gaza
If you were not the rain, my love, then be the tree Saturated and bountiful, be the tree. And if you were not the tree, my love, then be the stone Saturated and moist, be the stone. And if you … Continue reading
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Tagged BBC cameraman, Gaza, israel, Jihad Misharawi, Mahmoud Darwish
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First loves: In Avignon
If festival and theatre sprung from the same collective source of human togetherness, then the Avignon Festival is a grand, noisy, colorful testament to this truth. For here, in the medieval town of Avignon, not far from the Mediterranean, it … Continue reading
From my Files: Translating Darwish
(This post originally appeared in The Nation, February 11, 2002, under the title “Lines Beyond the Nakba.” It’s a review-essay of The Adam of Two Edens, a collection from Mahmoud Darwish, edited by Munir Akash. Syracuse University Press.) ~~~ Mahmoud … Continue reading
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