This translation of Nizar Kabbani’s poetry is accompanied by the striking Arabic texts of the poems, penned by Kabbani especially for this collection. Kabbani was a poet of great simplicity – direct, spontaneous, musical, using the language of everyday life. He was a ceasless campaigner for women’s rights, and his verses praise the beauty of the female body, and of love. He was an Arab nationalist, yet he criticized Arab dictators and the lack of freedom in the Arab world. (From Goodreads.)
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Personal Take: Published posthumously, this book is a collection of Qabbani’s love poems, with its pages split in two– one side of the pages had Nizar’s original poetry in Arabic, and on the other side were the English translations. All I can say is that I’m lucky that I can read Arabic, because the English translations did his words no justice. Qabbani was definitely a genius– his Arabic poetry so piercing and straightforward, and yet profound with meaning and emotions with charming, sensual imagery.
As I was reading through his work, I enjoyed getting a glimpse of his personality, and the recurring themes of his writing. Many of the poems I read threatened to made me cry from how perfect it was.
Presence in his poems, most notably in 'The Jasmine Scent of Damascus.' After the Arab defeat in the 1967 Arab-Israeli war, he founded the Nizar Qabbani publishing house in London, and his became a powerful and eloquent voice of lament for Arab causes. Qabbani was a committed Arab nationalist and in recent years his poetry. Nizar Qabbani's books; The Brunette Told Me. This is the first book publish by Nizar. Browse poems. Childhood of a Breast. This book was first published 1948. Browse poems. Browse poems. Nizarian Variations of Arabic Maqam of Love. Browse poems. Alphabet of Jasmine. Browse poems.
Honestly, I can’t describe it other than that– perfect.
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Audience: Older readers, as Qabbani subject matters tend to be sensual.
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Other recommendations: Fans of Qabbani can check out his original poetry books published during his time, as well as other separate collections published after his death.