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| Words
in Conflict |
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| Poets
in Middle Eastern societies are often held in high regard, and many achieve a
level of celebrity and authority not common in the West. Senior correspondent
Jeffrey Brown travels to Israel and the occupied territories to provide insight
into the lives of Israeli and Palestinian poets, writers in a place of conflict
providing a voice for those who feel they don't have one. |
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| March
21, 2007 |
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| Israel's
Poetry Reflects the Story of a Nation |
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| Poets played a major role
voicing the hardships and joys during Israel's founding. Today the poetry scene
is more fractured, much like the land itself. Prominent Israeli poets Agi Mishol,
Eliaz Cohen and Aharon Shabtai reflect on the situation with Jeffrey Brown. |
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| March
22, 2007 |
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| For Palestinians, Identity Is Regained with Poetry |
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| Poets in the Arab world
have historically been important cultural figures, and this tradition continues
among Palestinians. Jeffrey Brown talks to three leading poets, Taha Muhammad
Ali, Samih al-Qasim and Ghassan Zaqtan, about the role of poetry in Arab society. |
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| April
2, 2007 |
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| Natural
Settings Belie Surrounding Tensions |
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| Suad
Amiry is the director of an award-winning institute on the West Bank to preserve
historical Palestinian architecture and is the author the memoir, "Sharon
and My Mother-in-Law." Jeffrey Brown discusses the author's life and work
in Palestine. |
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| April
6, 2007 |
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| Author
Explores Both Sides of Conflict's Toll |
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| Acclaimed author and peace advocate David Grossman has become one
of his Israel's leading writers exploring the toll that war and occupation have
taken on both Israelis and Palestinians. Jeffrey Brown talks with Grossman about
being a writer amid the conflict. |
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Engaging
the Language Through Translation |
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Peter
Cole and Adina Hoffman have helped to introduce poets such as Taha Muhammad Ali,
Samih al-Qasim and Aharon Shabtai to English-speaking audiences. They talk to
Jeffrey Brown about the voices that "American readers needed to hear." |
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| Idan
Raichel and the Music of Poetry |
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Idan
Raichel is a musician and composer from Kfar Saba, Israel. His group, the Idan
Raichel Project, has gained a world-wide following with its melding of "village
music," Biblical psalms and Arabic poetry. Watch the group perform in Petah Tikvah,
Israel. |
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