By getting the know the poets, we can begin to better understand the conflict in the Holy Land.
PBS’s Jeffrey Brown interviewed six poets of the Holy Land: three Israeli poets and three Palestinian poets. Each poet gives a useful perspective of his/her relationship with the land, the language, and with poetry. Each poet also offers a few lines of verse to give the reader a taste of their subjects, themes, and styles.
Israeli poets
The Israeli poets are Agi Mishol, Eliaz Cohen, and Aharon Shabtai at Israel's Poetry Reflects Story of a Nation.
Palestinian poets
The Palestinian poets are Samih al-Qasim, Ghassan Zaqtan, and Taha Muhammad Ali at In Palestine, Identity Is Regained Through Poetry.
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