khairun_atika's review against another edition
3.0
"'If it weren't for my mysterious need for poetry, I wouldn't need anything', says the poet, whose enthusiasm has waned so his mistakes have become less frequent." - A River Dies of Thirst by Mahmoud Darwish
This compilation of poetry and ruminations is an enlightening reading experience. A fine mix of poetry and prose, it is at times philosophical, humorous, ironic and ultimately, a lyrical ode to humanity.
Darwish was one of the most celebrated Palestinian poets, and this collection is a testament to his great work. It encompasses the timeless and universal themes such as love, loss, life and death, heavily influenced by his own observations and reflections of the attack on Gaza and Lebanon in 2006.
The imagery is often rich, the tone at times playful, yet mostly bittersweet and wistful. The constant reliance on the writer's stream of consciousness allows his poetry to flow naturally and emotionally, while the journal entries brings to mind the idea of flash fiction. The eclectic mix of two literary genres is what makes this collection of poetry a bona fide, remarkable literary work.
This compilation of poetry and ruminations is an enlightening reading experience. A fine mix of poetry and prose, it is at times philosophical, humorous, ironic and ultimately, a lyrical ode to humanity.
Darwish was one of the most celebrated Palestinian poets, and this collection is a testament to his great work. It encompasses the timeless and universal themes such as love, loss, life and death, heavily influenced by his own observations and reflections of the attack on Gaza and Lebanon in 2006.
The imagery is often rich, the tone at times playful, yet mostly bittersweet and wistful. The constant reliance on the writer's stream of consciousness allows his poetry to flow naturally and emotionally, while the journal entries brings to mind the idea of flash fiction. The eclectic mix of two literary genres is what makes this collection of poetry a bona fide, remarkable literary work.
this_is_ami's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
4.25
heartshapedness's review against another edition
4.0
// "I envy horses: if they break a leg and feel humiliated because they can no longer charge back and forth in the wind, they are cured by a mercy bullet. So if something in me gets broken, physically or spiritually, I would do well to look for a proficient killer, even if he is one of my enemies. I will pay him a fee and the price of the bullet, kiss his hand and his revolver, and if I am able to write, extol him in a poem of rare beauty, for which he can choose the metre and rhyme."
moonlittee's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
4.25
nihed's review against another edition
i forgot about this omg, will 100% pick up this back up when im in the right mood for it
aizataffendi's review against another edition
4.0
Darwish uses simple languages that makes his poems easy to read yet packed with meaning. The collection of poems follows him as he goes travelling to various parts of the world, his constant romanticization of death and his love for his homeland Palestine.
illyricvm's review against another edition
5.0
Darwish’s phenomenal metaphors have changed who I am as a person and I think this author is the new level phase of my childhood’s Gibran