Taha Muhammad Ali reads Revenge at the Dodge Poetry Festival
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Uploaded by grdodge on Nov 28, 2006
One of our favorite moments at the 11th Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry Festival (September 28-October 1, 2006) was the reading by Taha Muhammad Ali and Peter Cole of Taha's unpublished poem Revenge.
In 1948, Taha fled from Galilee to Lebanon with his family when their village came under heavy bombardment during the Arab-Israeli war. A year later, still a teenager, he slipped back across the border and settled in Nazareth where he still lives, now as an Israeli citizen. When he is not reading and writing poetry, he runs a souvenir shop.
As you will see from the audience reaction at the end, all of us who were there wished the deep humanity of this poem could be shared with the widest possible audience -- and this is a start.
Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation
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I was at Dodge when Taha recited this amazing poem. I still feel the chills of that reading. Am so sad he is now gone.
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Of all the introductions of all the poets in all the world, NO ONE gives introductions that are anywhere near the intelligent, thoughtful introductions given by Jim Haba. His introductions are not something to sit through, they are enriching. The Dodge Festival misses him.
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taha muhammad ali died today in the city of nazareth 2/10/2011,rip...
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Lovely poem. :)
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Wonderfull poem, greatly felt reading by Taha Muhammed Ali, but Peter Cole makes it into a terrible, smooth artistic act.
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The POETS bring the Peace.The ecumencism that the rest of the world seems incapable of.Bless this Poet, the LIVING TREASURE OF HUMANITY whose voice, whose love, whose Life is such a Gift.Namaste.I have no Arabic words that come automatically. Yet with the Poet, this Honored Man,I expect, one day to be able to say I pray & Honor YOU,in the language in which he Speaks.Bless the festival that brings us ALL together in literary Peace.He was/is/remains Beautiful to Me. Through all Eternity.
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Powerful stuff...even MORE compelling to see this reading live ...also was there for this reading!
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When i found out about arab poetry,it was like finding a treasure chest,out in the open.I'm like i have found a wonderful thing ,but no one around me cares.They just see trouble and oil,when they think of arabs.
gentile1man 4 years ago 16
Very good poem; it brought tears to my eyes because I know both Israelis and Palestinians are suffering.
abroberts 4 years ago 3