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To Love a Palestinian Woman
by Ehab Lotayef |
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Poetry
ISBN:
9781894770552
$17.95
80 pages
Published:
April 2010 |
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Inspired by the rich poetic tradition of the
author’s native Arab culture, To Love a Palestinian Woman
includes works written over eight years. Richly evocative and
often passionate, these poems can be described as personal and
romantic, as well as public and political. While the condition
in Palestine is a dominant theme, so is love. Conciliatory in
tone or passionately confrontational, these poems stem from a
deep humanity that cannot fail to engage the reader. |
“His poetry reflects a genuine universal concern for the human
condition: a welcome combination of a poetic talent with strong
commitment to justice.”
—Yakov Rabkin, University of Montreal
“Listening to Ehab
Lotayef read his poems [...] I begin to believe again that
poetry matters. I am reminded of Yevgeny Yevtushenko, Allen
Ginsberg and other poets [...] who challenged the beliefs of
their times, who were not afraid to enter the political fray and
who went on to become the conscience of a generation.”
—Angela Leuck, author of Flower Heart
“an expression of
the struggle against injustices, near and far, fully connected
and fully involved.”
—Diaspora Dialogues
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Ehab Lotayef was born in
Cairo and moved to Montreal in 1989. He writes in English,
classical Arabic and colloquial Egyptian Arabic. Besides writing
poetry, he is also a photographer, Juno Award-nominated
songwriter, and playwright. His play Crossing Gibraltar was
produced in 2005 by CBC Radio. A fervent activist for the end of
conflict in Gaza and the Middle East, Ehab makes frequent trips
to Palestine, and recently organized the Gaza Freedom March in
Montreal. Ehab works as an Information Engineer at McGill
University. |
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