Archive for the ‘Poetry’ Category
Untitled (For Freedom Flotilla) by Mark Gonzales
Untitled (for Freedom Flotilla)
I
Last night
they were slaughtered as I slept.
Their spines cracked under steel ravens
carrying raptures of ruthlessness.
This morning
there are no words like
beauty/ life/ love/ righteousness/dignity
only fear.
We wonder why
daughters grow up afraid of alleyways
children shake at the midnight whispers of wind
fathers wake at sounds of high pitched whistles
It is painful to dream of flying when
all [...]
Tadamon Montreal Rally 500 Artists in Solidarity
Montreal, Canada – February 25th 2010. Today, a broad spectrum of Montreal artists are standing in solidarity with the Palestinian struggle for freedom and supporting the growing international campaign for Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) against the Israeli state. Last winter, the Israeli state launched a violent military assault on [...]
The heART of the Conflict – Feb 21st in NYC
the heart of the conflict
February 21st, 7pm-9pm
@ Teatro Iati
64 E. 4th Street
New York, NY
the heart of the conflict, a packed evening of live music, free food and drink, art, poetry and performance. This one-time fundraiser will feature an exclusive sneak-peak at scenes from Poliglot’s ground-breaking documentary theatre work, NEITHER HEAVEN NOR EARTH, presented by an incredible [...]
Poetry of Palestine performance in Ramallah
WED. FEB. 10: “Poetry of Palestine”–a monthly literary performance. This month featuring Remi Kanazi, Tala Abu Rahmeh and Boikutt. Introducing for the first time Laila Shikaki with interludes by Tashweesh. Starts at 7 sharp. Cafe La Vie in Ramallah (between the Dwarsay3 and Orthodoxy Club), Palestine.
Lemon Tree – NY Film Premiere
Salon: “Something like a cross between a torn-from-the-headlines docudrama, a Middle East conflict rendered in miniature and Chekhov’s “The Cherry Orchard,” this latest film from the terrific Israeli director Eran Riklis revolves around the amazing lead performance of Palestinian-French actress Hiam Abbass. Playing a dignified, lonely Palestinian widow who carries a land dispute [...]
Hands Off Palestine – NYC Benefit Performance
Hands Off Palestine
Featuring performances by:
Shadia Mansour
G.O.D.
A-Alikes
Marcel Cartier
Mohammed Yahya
S.O.U.L. Purpose
Poetry by Remi Kanazi
Music by Vega Benetton
Sunday April 19th, 2009
6pm – 8pm
PNC Studios
10 Jay Street
Suite 206
Brooklyn, NYC
(F Train to York Street)
Presented by:
The Hands Off Gaza Adhoc Committee
Existence is Resistance
Price Tags
With an Iron Pen: Twenty Years of Hebrew Protest Poetry
Under the Olive Tree
By Asher Reich
The light of the olive in this tree
is thick and dark –
the lost blood flows in it.
When I sat under its leaves
time killed itself in the tree’s shade.
All the afternoon hours
a figure on the hill
watched me, her face covered in a veil –
and the sun, like me, looked for her [...]
