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The clock on the wall by samih al qasim.
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Al qasim was born in 1939 in the emirate of transjordan now jordan in the northern city of zarqa while his father served in the arab legion of king abdullah he came from a druze family from the town of rameh in the upper galilee al qasim attended primary school there and then later graduated from secondary school in nazareth his family did not flee rameh during the palestinian.
Two poems by samih al qasim the clock on the wall.
The wall clock by samih al qasim.
Samih al qasim is an arab druze with israeli nationality.
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The wall clock remained.
Ottoman clock tower nablus photo by tiamat.
My city collapsedthe wall clock remained.
Al qasim subsequently went to school in rameh and at nazareth in lower galilee.
The wall clock remained.
Al qasim was born in 1939 in the emirate of transjordan now jordan in the northern city of zarqa while his father served in the arab legion of king abdullah he came from a druze family from the town of rameh in the upper galilee al qasim attended primary school there and then later graduated from secondary school in nazareth his family did not flee rameh during the palestinian exodus of.
The wall clock remained.
Hi i recently came across samih al qasim s poetry and this particular poem really intrigued me however i am completely oblivious to its context.
The street collapsed the clock was still on the wall.
The wall collapsed the clock ticked on.
He was born in the city of az zarqa in northern jordan where his father who hailed from rameh in upper galilee then part of palestine was serving in the arab legion.
سميح القاسم born 1939 is a palestinian druze poet and citizen of israel whose arabic poetry is well known throughout arab world his poetry is influenced by two primary periods of his life.
Before and after the defeat of an alliance of arab armies to israel in 1967.