Inside story - Mahmoud Darwish remembered - 14 Aug 08 - Part 2

The life of the Arab world's most celebrated poet is over. We ask: How will all those touched by the work of Mahmoud Darwish remember him? In this day and age, is the pen really mightier than the sword? Can the pen mobilize the conscious of the masses to pick up the sword? Mahmoud Darwish was, after all, a poet and not a politician.

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[covertcovenant]

It is such a sad thing that he died...he was a bright star for not only the Palestinians, but for all humans to learn from...and to comprehend that injustice, struggle, and suffering is something that has to be spoken out against.

[MrJiddukrishhesse]

rest in peace!!you are an inspiration not just for palestine but for the world!!and for those for are oppressed!!god bless you!!

[lexmlo]

"Prepare for me the floor,for I love you so much that I'm tired"

I'm sad he's no longer with us,I'm proud to have lived in a world where he was alive.

[vivascargill]

what the Israeli poet says about the marginality of poetryi in the west is very important!! Palestine Ireland perhaps even the American South Black and White are exceptions. But unchecked "modernity" is the enemy of art--Darwish was a patriot and a poet--it would be a pity if he was read only as propaganda--he was more than that-- a great artist as well as a great Palestinian Patriot.

[vivascargill]

such a very great man--he was the Paul Robeson of Palestine!!