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"The Shores of Loss"
Hasan Abdallah al-Qurashi (Saudi Arabia, 1926-2004), translated by John Heath-Stubbs & Catherine Cobham“How confused (oh wonder) is the song on the shores of loss.”
Yehuda Amichai (Israel, 1924-2000), translated by Chana Bloch “Here at the…
"The Shores of Loss" (detail)
Detail from right-hand side with Hebrew, Arabic, and Greek calligraphy, as well as iconography and beads.
"Window of Prayers"
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,…
"Window of Prayers" (detail)
Detail from center with Hebrew and Arabic calligraphy, as well as iconography and beads.
