In Arabic العربية Adonis علي أحمد سعيد إسبر reading Dialogue حوار and PASLM المزمار

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The Poet Adonis gives to us a reading and explanation of the The Poems " Dialogue" in Arabic with English Translations, followed by his reading PSALM "only in Arabic" followed by closing remarks.

The poetry of the Syrian-Lebanese poet Adonis perpetually poses questions, questions that are seemingly put to both the reader and the poet himself. Indeed, in the case of Adonis his poems actually seem to continue thinking. They are a reflection of reality but at the same time a reality in themselves. Poetry like this that succeeds in being simultaneously mythical and realistic is rare. Little wonder, therefore, that Adonis is viewed as one of the world's best poets and is someone who, for many years, has been seen as a serious contender for the Nobel Prize for literature. Adonis is the pseudonym of Ali Ahmad Said Esber,

Filmed in The Great Hall, The Cooper Union 7 East 7th Street, New York, NY 10003 on April 28, 2014 at the 2014 PEN World Voices Festival. Some of the globe's most prominent thinkers each, in turn, brought their enthusiasm for societal improvement to the stage for a short oration http://worldvoices.pen.org/event/2014...

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