#Mahmoud darwish

[admitier]

[ID: A quote by Mahmoud Darwish. It reads, "and I say: 'It is a wound / bleeding acutely still, (red underlining) even though its victim says: "I have / forgotten the pain."' (underlining ends)" End ID.]

Mahmoud Darwish, tr. by Catherine Cobham, from “The return of June”, A River Dies of Thirst

[ivynightshade]

fatima aamer bilal, excerpt from moony moonless sky’s ‘i am an observer, but not by choice.’

[text id: my fist has always been clenched around the handle of an invisible suitcase. / i am always ready to leave. / there is not a single room in this world where i belong.]

[arylleth]

i have a longing that's killing me.

mahmoud darwish, memory for forgetfulness

[luthienne]

Mahmoud Darwish, from Journal of an Ordinary Grief (tr. from the Arabic by Ibrahim Muhawi)

[Text ID: A place is not only a geographical area; it's also a state of mind. And trees are not just trees; they are the ribs of childhood.]

[letsbelonelytogetherr]

— Mahmoud Darwish

[aridante]

what resembles the grave but isn’t, anne boyer // i didn’t apologize to the well, mahmoud darwish (trans. fady joudah).

[mournfulroses]

Mahmoud Darwish, from "In the Presence of Absence," originally published in 2006

[feral-ballad]

Mahmoud Darwish, tr. by A.M. El Messeri, from The Palestinian Wedding: A Bilingual Anthology of Contemporary Palestinian Resistance Poetry; "A Lover from Palestine"

[aamerchive]

fatima aamer bilal, excerpt from moony moonless sky’s my body is a slaughterhouse.

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[admitier]

[ID: A quote by Mahmoud Darwish. It reads, "(red underlining) I'll walk on, then the way will become clear. (underlining ends)" End ID.]

Mahmoud Darwish, tr. by Catherine Cobham, from “The exile finds his way”, A River Dies of Thirst

[ivynightshade]

fatima aamer bilal, excerpt from moony moonless sky’s ‘i am tired of making a religion out of my suffering’.

[text id: i am too little, and too much, and never enough.]

[lucidloving]

Mahmoud Darwish, In the Presence of Absence // Ada Limón, "Lies About Sea Creatures" // Sherita Walker // @itsbaditsgood // Richard Siken, "I Had a Dream About You" // Richard Siken, "You Are Jeff" (8) // Richard Siken, "Litany in Which Certain Things Are Crossed Out" // @_demarmol on Instagram // Anne Sexton, "The Touch"

[fromdarzaitoleeza]

From Two poems by Mahmoud Darwish

[creek-grim]

Illustrated for Palestine. Free to use for solidarity purposes.

[rosarysgarden]

fatima aamer bilal, excerpt from moony moonless sky’s ‘i am an observer, but not by choice.’

[text id: i have the everlasting tendency to ruin everything i love.]

[luckystarinsky]

when mary oliver said ‘if you suddenly and unexpectedly feel joy, don’t hesitate. give in to it.’

and mahmoud darwish said ‘and if happiness should surprise you again, do not mention its previous betrayal.

enter into the happiness, and burst.’