Today was a fine day for poetry! I arrived at Darat Alfunun few minutes late. never-the-less they started 10 minutes after my arrival. The place was kinda easy to reach without a car! just go to Al-webdih Service line and let them take you there (or you can enjoy a 15 minute hike!).
Dar Al-funun is a very small place, it got crowded with the 50+ people that were in before the evening starts! It took us few minutes to go around the building and sit in the other room (usually designed for the audio equipment and logistics).
The poet Mourid Barghouthi is actually one of the known Palestinian voices in modern literature. His recital was very good and the poems were great. He presented a collection of his poems through his 25 year old experience. Some of his famous poems where included such as: صنمٌ رخاميّ (A Marble Pagan) and فكرة أعدائي (My Enemies Thought). The audience seemed to enjoy the poems that directly talk about the Palestinian cause. But his last recital, the best one in my opinion, was his ode to Mahmoud Darwish it it was a grand finale. I certainly hope to hear it one more time.
To sum things up, it was a decent evening. It could have been better if it was more publicized (I only knew about it from a friend and 7iber. This guy certainly deserved to read in the Roman theater. I know that Darwish - Whom the evening was dedicated to - would be happy about it.
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