Putin and Trump's Dream
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In 2023, Trump won the presidential elections. On inauguration day Don Trump gave Putin a present, Ukraine. He said, with some history as backing, "nationalism" is a nuisance. We had no war with R...
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Categories:
nablus, anti bullying, betrayal, identity,
Form: Political Verse
What's Wrong With Nationalism
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Don't groan, I avoid hating -
Nazi Germany used 'National Socialist'
To give the lie to nationalism
And to God of all ethnoi, Jew and Gentile
But moans & groans turn to labeling
(Thinkers as ...
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Categories:
nablus, abuse, betrayal, devotion, mythology,
Form: Prose Poetry
Lilith Down
...When Bayt lahm guttured Bait lehem,
no bagels and baguettes are baked.
As hummus and labneh melting down,
prickly grapes grown in Golan Heights,
Awakened Elchanan terminated Goliath.
Raisin...
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Categories:
nablus, hyperbole, tribute,
Form: Parallelismus Membrorum
Arabia, Israel, Iraq, Samaria, Babylon
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The historical record shows many intimate connections between Arabs, Muslims, Hebrews and Jews, and Babylon. The nation we equate with Israel began as tribes in the deserts of Arabia. Some of them...
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Categories:
nablus, bible, history, jesus, jewish,
Form: Prose Poetry
My Proud Palestinian Wife: Talk To Us About Suffering - Empathy
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She was not unduly unkind, maybe a tad smart
Not ever imagining I am close to Israel and Palestine
My wife comes from Jeneen, a hot spot
But I quickly think of Jacob - NABLUS - old Neapolis
Th...
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Categories:
nablus, america, analogy, discrimination, forgiveness,
Form: Prose Poetry
The Poet of Palestine: Fadwa Tuqan
...English translations of Arabic poems by Fadwa Tuqan aka "The Poet of Palestine"
Enough for Me
by Fadwa Tuqan
loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch
Enough for me to lie in the ...
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Categories:
nablus, allah, arabic, culture, nature,
Form: Verse
Hinduism I Once Adored: Jesus May I Never Deny: Comparing Compassionately
...I shall compare Hinduism with a faith centered on Jesus & show why I cannot worship as a Hindu now. I need to clear a few things ahead of any armchair pundits.
Those who have read more than two of...
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Categories:
nablus, abuse, bible, career, discrimination,
Form: Didactic
Fadwa Tuqan Translations
...Fadwa Tuqan has been called the Grand Dame of Palestinian letters and The Poet of Palestine. These are my translations of Fadwa Tuqan poems originally written in Arabic.
Enough for Me
by Fadw...
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Categories:
nablus, allah, culture, earth, love,
Form: Free verse