فراشة في طريقها إلى النار

by Fadhil al-Azzawi, فاضل العزاوي

تحت الشجرة الوارفة
ليل كثير
أخفاه متعهدو الظلام
عن العيون
في مخابئ بأبواب من إسمنتٍ وحديد
يفتحونها حين يريدون
محتاطين لتقلبات الأسعار
آملين بتجارة رابحة
حين يطول اليوم
الى الأبد
فلا يكون ثمة سوى الضوء
ضوء شمسنا التي لا تغيب
مهما تلبدت السماء
بالغيوم

138 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 1998

About the author

Fadhil Al Azzawi (Arabic: فاضل العزاوي ; born 1940 in Kirkuk, Iraq) is an Iraqi writer highly respected in the Arab world, as he has published seven volumes of poetry, six novels, three books of criticism and memoir, and several translations of German literary works. He participated in Iraq's avant-garde Sixties Generation, and his early controversial work was lauded with great enthusiasm.

He holds a BA in English Literature from Baghdad University, however Fadhil soon left Iraq in 1976, as the Baathist-controlled regime was becoming increasingly powerful. He later earned a doctorate in communications studies from Leipzig University. He has worked as a freelance journalist and translator for Arab newspapers and cultural reviews. He also founded the poetry magazine Shi’r 69.

He currently resides in Berlin, where he works as a full-time writer.

(from Wikipedia)

Reviews

[Huda · Rating 4 out of 5]

لم يعد لك ما تفعلُ الآنَ في هذهِ القريةِ الظالمة .

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