“Generally, calling it a poem makes it more universal than calling it an article. If you write an idea in a poem, it may make it into the books.”
On last Monday of 20th October, our Poetry and Drama class was lucky with the opportunity of listening to a wise talk by Mr. Refaat Alareer, a young academic and a writer from Gaza who blogs at thisisgaza.wordpress.com.
All of my classmate including me were enjoyed with his speeches about Gaza, War and his famous poems. A lot of people concluded his poem's content as war-based poetry but for me it more than blood and war. Its about hope, love and faith.
Mr. Refaat started the talk with a brief historical review regarding Palestine issues and the occupation of the Jews. As we know, there a lot of misconception about religion between Muslims and the Jews. He were expressing his thought about this sensitive issues to us. For him, put aside the war and lets us talk about how its really has to do with literature and how that inspired him.
We then have the chances to hear and immerse with his underrated poem by others such as I Am You, Freshly Baked Soul, If I must Die. We are lucky to know more about what his poem is all about and the deeper meaning behind those word in his poems. He recommended few notable Palestinian poet such as Mahmoud Darwish, Tamim Bargouti, Susan Abulhawa and some other more.
Eventhough his speech just for two hours duration, there's so many input and how its inspired me to write a poem. I still remembered his word of wisdom. He quoted " Doesn't matter what language you use to write a poem because that's the magic of poem, people just get related with it." To be able to listen directly from someone who were actually a part of this war of resistance we so often only hear before through the medias. all of us were truly grateful to Mr. Refaat for his time and dedication, and we wish for all the best for him, his fight and his journey.
Refaat Alareer ^^
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