pipn_t's review against another edition
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
I really enjoyed this poetry, the language was beautiful.
mahek's review
3.75
Yeah I’m definitely not the right audience for this book (or poetry in general) but Mahmoud Darwish has a beautiful way of writing.
chrisljm's review against another edition
sad
medium-paced
4.0
lovely and melancholic
Content Warnings
Moderate: Violence, War, and Genocide
zeinaj's review against another edition
4.0
It’s weird giving our beloved Palestinian poet a 4 stars, but I’m currently reading In the Presence of Absence and it is hitting me harder than this collection. The “hitting harder” factor is important to me as a Palestinian poet. The imagery in this poetry collection is wistfully breathtaking and it’s an easier read than his Arabic collection I am reading right now: سرير الغريبة. I did not expect his excerpt to Edward Said at the end; that was my favorite part of the collection as I love the somewhat casual style Darwish narrates in. The themes of love, existentialism, and appreciation Darwish is famous for are prominent in the collection and I love how he integrates those themes with Palestinian themes of exile and nature. I would recommend it!