Occupation: Poet Birth: March 13, 1941 Death: August 9, 2008
Far away, our dreams have nothing to do with what we do. The wind carries the night, and passes on, aimless..
Sarcasm helps me overcome the harshness of the reality we live, eases the pain of scars and makes people smile..
I want to find a language that transforms language itself into steel for the spirit--a language to use against these sparkling insects, these jets..
Standing here, staying here, permanent here, eternal here, and we have one goal, one, one: to be..
Without hope we are lost..
May poetry and God's name have mercy on us!.
I am not a lover of Israel, of course. I have no reason to be. But I don't hate Jews..
On this earth there is that which deserves life..
We have to understand - not justify - what gives rise to this tragedy. It's not because they're looking for beautiful virgins in heaven, as Orientali….
Poetry and beauty are always making peace. When you read something beautiful you find coexistence; it breaks walls down..
Life defined only as the opposite of death is not life..
Against barbarity, poetry can resist only by confirming its attachment to human fragility like a blade of grass growing on a wall while armies march ….
I thought poetry could change everything, could change history and could humanize, and I think that the illusion is very necessary to push poets to b….
The Palestinians are the only nation in the world that feels with certainty that today is better than what the days ahead will hold. Tomorrow always ….
I believe in the power of poetry, which gives me reasons to look ahead and identify a glint of light..
I wish I were a candle in the darkness..
I never wanted children, maybe I'm afraid of responsibility..
The poem is in my hands, and can run stories through her hands..