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E10 - A poet in time of war (Hind Jouda)
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- MEMORY FOR DENIAL
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- Jan 21, 2025
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- 94
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Palestinian poet Hind Jouda reads her poem A poet in time of war / شاعرة في زمن الحرب: Thank you so much Hind! English translation (by by Ahmed M. Saleh) What does it mean to be a poet in times of war? It means apologizing extensively apologizing to the burnt trees to the nestless birds to the crushed homes to the long cracks along the streets to the pale-faced children before and after death to the faces of every sad or murdered mother What does it mean to be safe in times of war? It means being ashamed of your smile of having warmth of your clean clothes of your idle hours of your yawning of your cup of coffee of your restful sleep of having loved ones still alive of having a full stomach of having available water of having clean water of being able to shower And for incidentally being alive! Oh God, I don’t want to be a poet in times of war. ماذا يعني أن تكون شاعراً في زمن الحرب؟ هذا يعني أن تعتذر أن تكثر من الاعتذار للأشجار المحترقة للعصافير التي بلا أعشاش للبيوت المسحوقة لشقوق طويلة في خاصرة الشوارع للأطفال الشاحبين قبل الموت وبعده ولوجه كل أم حزينة أو مقتولة! ماذا يعني أن تكون آمنا في زمن الحرب؟ يعني أن تخجل من ابتسامتك من دفئك من ثيابك النظيفة من ساعات ملَلِكَ من تثاؤبك من فنجان قهوتك من أحبائك الأحياء من شبعك من الماء المتاح من الماء النظيف من قدرتك على الاستحمام ومن المصادفة بأنك ما زلت حيّاً Hind Jouda was born in Al-Breij Refugee Camp, Gaza. She published two collections of poems entitled “Someone always leaves” and “No sugar in the city.” Read more poems by Hind Jouda from the Ecoversities poetry collection https://ecoversities.org/poems-by-hind-jouda/