Celebrating the Palestinian poetry of Resistance
Thrombosis in the veins of Petroleum
Taha Muhammad Ali
When I was a child
I fell into the abyss
but didn’t die;
I drowned in the pond
when I was young,
but did not die;
and now, God help us—
one of my habits is running
into battalions of land mines
along the border,
as my songs
and the days of my youth
are [...]
At the birthday of Faiz Ahmed Faiz (February 13th), I am presenting the translation of one of his most famous and my favorite poem. I am not sure who has translated it; it was found here on the internet. Due to the political turmoil through which our country is going through, Faiz Ahmed Faiz has [...]
by Pablo Neruda
You are going to ask: and where are the lilacs?
and the poppy-petalled metaphysics?
and the rain repeatedly spattering
its words and drilling them full
of apertures and birds?
I’ll tell you all the news.
I lived in a suburb,
a suburb of Madrid, with bells,
and clocks, and trees.
From there you could look out
over Castille’s dry face:
a leather ocean.
My [...]
What horror the face of fascism creates!
They carry out their plans with knife-like precision.
Nothing matters to them.
To them, blood equals medals,
Slaughter is an act of heroism…
How hard it is to sing when I must sing of horror.
Horror which I am living,
Horror which I am dying.
So wrote Victor Jara in his immortal poem Estadio Chile, [...]
Victor Jara was one of the leaders of the New Song Movement in Chile which began in the 1960s and continued through the 70s. Shortly after the U.S. backed coup in Chile against President Salvador Allende on September 11th, 1973, Jara was arrested, tortured and gunned to death by the forces of General Augusto [...]
by Robert Browning (1812-1889)
[ This poem is a criticism of Wordsworth's sympathy for conservative ideals that he developed later in his life.
The following verses also encapsulate what the people of Pakistan may have for some of the political leaders - the likes of Benazir Bhutto - who, while ranting continuously about principles of sovereignty and [...]
A very beautiful poem by Faiz Ahmed Faiz relevant to the recent arrest-spree carried out by the Pakistani State. I dedicate it to all those who have been sent behind bars:
Shackles on your feet
by
Faiz Ahmed Faiz
Translated by Poorvi Vora
Wet eyes and a crazed will are not enough;
Nor are accusations of a furtive love;
Stride in [...]
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