w/ Rick Rubin
Thursday, August 21, 2025
Wednesday, August 20, 2025
Tuesday, August 19, 2025
Monday, August 18, 2025
Sunday, August 17, 2025
MAHMOUD DARWISH ~
Think of Others
As you prepare your breakfast, think of others
(do not forget the pigeon's food).
As you wage your wars, think of others
(do not forget those who seek peace).
As you pay your water bill, think of others
(those who are nursed by clouds).
As you return home, to your home, think of others
(do not forget the people of the camps).
As you sleep and count the stars, think of others
(those who have nowhere to sleep).
As you express yourself in metaphor, think of others
(those who have lost the right to speak).
As you think of others far away, think of yourself
(say: If only I were a candle in the dark).
__________________________
Mahmoud Darwish
Almond Blossoms & Beyond
TRANSLATED BY MOHAMMAD SHAHEEN
Interlink Books, 2024
Saturday, August 16, 2025
Friday, August 15, 2025
Thursday, August 14, 2025
Wednesday, August 13, 2025
Tuesday, August 12, 2025
REFAAT ALAREER ~
If I Must Die
If I must die,
you must live
to tell my story
to sell my things
to buy a piece of cloth
and some strings,
(make it white with a long tail)
so that a child, somewhere in Gaza
while looking heaven in the eye
awaiting his dad who left in a blaze —
and bid no one farewell
not even to his flesh
not even to himself —
sees the kite, my kite you made, flying up above,
and thinks for a moment an angel is there
bringing back love.
If I must die
let it bring hope,
let it be a story.
OR Books, 2024
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