Title:
A lover from Palestine, and other poems; an anthology of Palestinian poetry. Illustrated by Kamal Boullata.
Main Entry:
Elmessiri, Abdelwahab M., 1938- comp.
Publisher:
Free Palestine Press,
Publication Date:
1970]
Publication Place:
[Washington,
Subject:
Arabic poetry -- Palestine.
Arabic poetry -- Translations into English.
Contents:
Mahmud Darweesh: A lover from Palestine. Waiting for the return. My father. The roses and the dictionary. Concerning hopes. Promises from al-Assifa-the Storm.--Sameeh al-Qassem: The proud horse. A homeland. Joseph. Letter from prison.--A martyr's elegy. The thunderbird. Kafr Qassem.--Tawfic Zayad: The impossible. The olive tree. The pagan fire.--Rashid Hussein: Jaffa.--Salem Jubran: The exile.--Fadwa Tuqan: The last knock.--Mueen Bessissou: No. The moon eighteen years later. Alexander and the sun flower.--Abdel-Karim al-Sabaawi: Three poems to Palestine.