The Palestinian Wedding: A Bilingual Reader of Resistance Poetry

A. M. Elmessiri (editor)
Paperback, 288 pages
9781849251167
English and Arabic

A Bilingual Reader of Resistance Poetry

Poetry has long been Palestine's most vital art form - a space where memory is safeguarded and resistance given voice. Spanning a century of upheaval and endurance, The Palestinian Wedding brings together twenty-one major poets in a powerful bilingual anthology.

From the charged lyricism of Tawfiq Zayyad to the expansive imagery of Walid al-Halis; from the romantic cadences of Salma al-Jayyusi to the profound rootedness of Mahmoud Darwish, these poems chart the emotional and political landscape of modern Palestine. Together, they reveal a tradition in which love of land, grief, defiance and hope are inseparable.

Edited and introduced by the eminent scholar A.M. Elmessiri, the collection is arranged around six central themes - revolution, war, elegy, belonging, resistance and steadfastness - offering readers both an essential literary archive and a vital lens on Palestinian cultural history.