The Butterfly's Burden av Mahmoud Darwish

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<div><p>“Mahmoud Darwish is the Essential Breath of the Palestinian people, the eloquent witness of exile and belonging, exquisitely tuned singer of images that invoke, link, and shine a brilliant light into the world’s whole heart. What he speaks has been embraced by readers around the world—his in an utterly necessary voice, unforgettable once discovered.”—Naomi Shihab Nye</p><p>Mahmoud Darwish is the leading poet in the Arab world, an artist and activist who attracts thousands to his public readings.</p><p><I>The Butterfly''s Burden</I> combines the complete text of Darwish''s two most recent full-length volumes, linked by the stunning memoir-witness poem “A State of Siege.” Love poems, sonnets, journal-like distillations, and interlaced lyrics balance old literary traditions with new forms, highlighting loving reflections alongside bitter longing.</p><p><B>From Sonnet [V]</B></p><p><I>I touch you as a lonely violin touches the suburbs of the fa