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tendermimi · 9 months

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Bilal Al-Shams, Sacrifice

#bilal al shams #poetry #poem #words #writings #excerpts #quotes #arabic poetry #arabic literature #sooo Agustín Gómez-Arcos

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mysterieuxclairdelune · 1 year

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{Hannah Green, from "Are you still hungry, Mother?"/ Anne Carson/Sam Gordon, "A Mother's Hate"/ Ella Wilson/ Joan Tierney/ Ella Wilson/ Ocean Vuong, from On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous/ Unknown/ Nayyirah Waheed/ Sharon Olds, “Holding To A Wall, Treading Saltwater”/ John Green, Turtles All the Way Down/ Safia Elhillo, "an inheritance," published in Narrative Northeast/ Annie Ernaux, from I Remain in Darkness/ Poplar Street by Chen Chen/ Unknown/ Tumblr User: @inkskinned/ Elena Poniatowska, from "La Flor de Lis," published c. January 2011/ Kyung-Sook Shin, Please Look After Mom}

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abalsh1 · 5 months

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"مرة واحدة في العمر يندفع المرء بغزارة، من بعدها يُصاب بالبرود نحو كل شيء وللأبد"

‏— محمود درويش.*

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daweyt · 4 months

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Kahlil Gibran, from “Grape Leaves: A Century of Arab-American Poetry; ‘Mary Magdalene.’”

#Kahlil Gibran #Grape Leaves: A Century of Arab-American Poetry #Arabic Literature #Poetry #Quotes #Lit

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feral-ballad · 1 month

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Deema K. Shehabi, ed. by Nathalie Handal, from The Poetry of Arab Women: A Contemporary Anthology; “The Glistening”

[Text ID: "creating the deep gnawing of love, / a love which makes you want to leave your skin behind."]

#deema k. shehabi #love #excerpts #writings #literature #poetry #fragments #selections #words #quotes #poetry collection #typography #arabic literature #arabic poetry

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chthonic-empyrean · 1 year

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آمل أن تجد شخص يلره إيذاء قلبك

I hope you find someone who hates hurting your heart.

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afterreight · 1 month

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#quotes #lit #literature #life quotes #arabic #arabic quotes #aesthetic #poetry #arabic literature #arabic poetry #arab #muslim #islamic reminders #islam

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vulnerableagendaofdeath · 8 months

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"You won't find the same person twice, not even in the same person."

— Mahmoud Darwish

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astereaus · 2 years

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Mahmoud Darwish, A River Dies of Thirst

#mahmoud darwish #a river dies of thirst #arabic poetry #arabic literature #june #i have been in mourning for months #1k #2k

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elbosta · 2 years

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"Write down: I am an Arab Robbed of my ancestors’ vineyards And of the land cultivated By me and all my children. Nothing is left for us and my grandchildren Except these rocks… Will your government take them too, as reported? Therefore, Write at the top of page one: I do not hate people, I do not assault anyone, But…if I get hungry, I eat the flesh of my usurper. Beware…beware…of my hunger, And of my anger."

Identity Card (بيتقات هواية) by Mahmoud Darwish

Darwish was born and raised in Palestine, until having to flee to Lebanon with his family due to the 1948 Arab-Israeli war as a result of his village being captured by Israeli military.

Written in 1964, this poem is in protest against Israeli forces. In July 2016 this poem had resurfaced in controversy, with Israeli defence minister Avigdor Lieberman, who was enraged by the poem, comparing it to Hitler's Mein Kampf.

#mahmoud darwish #arabic poetry #palestine #arab israeli conflict #middle east #literature #poetry #arabic literature #arabic #عربى #mahmoud darwish poetry #israel palestine conflict

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thedelusionalselenophile · 6 months

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يَاه ، كَم عَلَيَّ أنْ أنتَظِرَك حَتَّى تَجِدَنِي ؟

Oh, how long do I have to wait for you to find me?

*Credits go to rightful owners

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tendermimi · 1 year

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— Mahmoud Darwish, We Were without a Present

#mahmoud darwish #mahmoud darwish my beloved #poetry #poem #arabic poetry #arabic literature #writings #words #excerpts #quotes #kindness

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mysterieuxclairdelune · 1 year

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{Sylvia Plath, The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath/ Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney, The Nest/ Hanya Yanagihara, A Little Life/ Susan Sontag/ Liv Ullmann, from Changing (Knopf, 1976)/ Katherine Mansfield, in a letter to J.M. Murry, dated December 14, 1919, Letters and Journals of Katherine Mansfield (Penguin Classics, 1977)/ Anne Sexton,A Self-Portrait in Letters/ Anne Sexton,A Self-Portrait in Letters/ Richard Siken/ Papi/ Anais Nin/ Ghada Al-Samman/ Mary Oliver, A Thousand Mornings}