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IN JERUSALEM. A Poem by Mahmoud Darwish, Palestine’s national poet

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In Jerusalem

In Jerusalem, and I mean within the ancient walls,
I walk from one epoch to another without a memory
to guide me. The prophets over there are sharing
the history of the holy … ascending to heaven
and returning less discouraged and melancholy, because love
and peace are holy and are coming to town. …

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TO OUR LAND. A Poem by Mahmoud Darwish, Palestine’s National Poet

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Today, 15 May, marks Nakba Day – the Day of Catastrophe. Every year, on May 15, Palestinians remember their 1948 military expulsion from much of their land. This followed the end of the British Mandate over Palestine. In 1988, the Palestinian Parliament-In-Exile accepted the state of Israel. The Israeli government does not accept the state of Palestine. Only a handful of countries in the UN do not recognise the state of Palestine. …

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This is ‘2021.’ Ah, 21 years since the start of the New Millennium. Are we coming of age?

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In 1999, the two authors of Prayers for a Thousand Years invited me to contribute a piece to their book. It is now 2021.  Plenty of countries say their young people come of age at 21.

Writers worldwide wrote prayers, gave blessings, comments, wrote stories and gave poetic utterances. …

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40 Days and 40 Nights. A Poem per Day to Stay Awake during Lockdown and Beyond

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‘Quarantine’ comes from a French word referring to a 40-day period. Governments have issued a kind of quarantine, namely isolation of infected and uninfected citizens.

I have selected a range of 40 much-loved British/Irish poems. This is a small offering to those of you who spend much of the day at home. …

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On the Issue of Mass Vaccinations. Take Heart from the Dylan Thomas poem

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There are voices around who engender silence from citizens with regard to our concerns about mass vaccination.

Let us keep questioning regardless of whether we support vaccinations, reject vaccinations or have not made up our mind. …

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