Abdul Wahab al-Bayati (Iraq, 1926-1999), translated by Bassam K. Frangieh“Your cries were my criesOur rivalry is pointlessI am tired of mortal competitionAnd the struggle of destinies.”
Mahmoud Darwish (Palestine, 1941-2008), translated by Abdullah…
Yehuda Amichai (Israel, 1924-2000), translated by Stephen Mitchell
“Yom Kippur sailors. . .climb among ladders and ropes of well-tested prayers.”
translated by Chana Bloch“The air over Jerusalem is saturated with prayers and dreams.”
Adonis (Syria,…