Poems and Prose

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

Poems and Prose / Christopher / May 15, 2021

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?

Poems and Prose / Christopher / April 25, 2021

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

Poems and Prose / Christopher / January 8, 2021

‘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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