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The collection is framed by the historical evolution of modern Arab poetry after World War II, shaped by wars, civil conflicts, and the repeated suffering of Palestinians. It highlights resistance poetry, emphasizing how the poetic achievements of Mahmud Darwish and Samih al-Qasim elevate local tragedy into a universal human experience. The anthology aims to introduce English readers to contemporary frontiers of Arab verse and its artistic value.","Adonis Mahmud Darwish Samih al-Qasim  \nVICTIMS OF A MAP  \nA Bilingual Anthology ofArabic Poetry  \nTranslatedfrom the Arabic by Abdullah al-Udhari  \nBritish Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library  \nISBN 0 86356 524 7  \nEAN 9-780863-565243  \nFirst published in 1984 by Saqi Books copyright© Abdullah al-Udhari, 1984 & 2005  \nAll rights reserved. No part ofthis book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical including photocopying, recording or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing/rom the publisher. This book is sold subject to the condition that itshall not, by way oftrade or otherwise, be lent, re-sold, hired out, or otherwise circulated without the publisher's prior consent in any form ofbinding or cover other than that in which it is published and without a similar condition including this condition being imposed on the subsequent purchaser.  \nThis edition published 2005  \nSAQI  \n26 Westbourne Grove  \nContents  \nIntroduction 7  \nMahmud Darwish  \nBiographical Note 10  \nThe Earth Is Closing onUs 13  \nWhen the Martyrs Goto Sleep 15  \nWe Fear fora Dream 17  \nWeAre Entitled to Love Autumn 19  \nGive Birth toMe AgainThat I May Know 21  \nIfl Were to Start AllOver Again 23  \nIs It in Such a Song?  25  \nAGypsy Melody 27  \nWe Travel Like Other People 31  \nWe Go toa Country 33  \nWeAre Here Near There 35  \nAthens Airport 37  \nThey'd Love to SeeMeDead 39  \nThe Wandering Guitar Player 41  \nAGentleRain ina Distant Autumn 47  \nSamih al-Qasim  \nBiographicalNote 50  \nSlit Lips 53  \nSons ofWar 55  \nConfession at Midday 57  \nTravel Tickets 59  \n8  \nModern Arab poetry has evolved against the background of the turmoil of the Arab world. The years since the end of the Second World War alone have seen five Arab-Israeli wars, major civil wars in Yemen and Lebanon, the repeated victimization of the Palestinian people, and a host of military coups in more than halfa dozen countries. Through it all-in particular through the bitter disappointment with political leaders of various hues-the Arab people have looked to poets to express their aspirations. This is exemplified in the resistance poetry of the Palestinians Darwish and al-Qasim, whose poetic accomplishments have raised a local tragedy to the level of a universal one.  \nThe evolution of poetry itself has also been marked by profound changes since the Second World War. The publication of two experimental poems by two Iraqi poets in 1947 marked the real inception of modern Arab poetry. In 1957 the Lebanese poet Yusuf al-Khal and Adonis launched their epoch-making poetry magazine Shi'r, whose contributions eventually led to the breakdown of classical Arab poetic conventions and redrew the map of Arab poetry. The role of Adonis in this literary upheaval has been central.  \nThis collection is meant to provide English-speaking readers with a sense of the frontiers of Arab poetry today-and hopefully with some appreciation of the poetry in its own right as well.  \nI should like to express my indebtedness to George Wightman for his suggestions and encouragement.  \nAbdullah al-Udhari  \nThe Poems  \n![image](https://weboffice-doc-exporter-sg-prod.obs.ap-southeast-3.myhuaweicloud","cbCaiidXVfpKfKWe","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiidXVfpKfKWe","pdf",1412898,8,1,23,"English","en",105,"# Introduction\n## Mahmud Darwish\n## Biographical Note\n# The Poems\n## The Earth Is Closing on Us\n## When the Martyrs Go to Sleep\n## We Fear for a Dream\n## We Are Entitled to Love Autumn\n## Give Birth to Me Again That I May Know\n## If I Were to Start All Over Again\n## Is It in Such a Song?\n## A Gypsy Melody\n## We Travel Like Other People\n## We Go to a Country\n## We Are Here Near There\n## Athens Airport\n## 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