By — newshourpoetry newshourpoetry Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/poetry/samih-al-qasim-2 Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Samih al-Qasim Poetry Mar 22, 2007 9:01 PM EDT Samih al-Qasim was born in 1939 in Zarqa, Jordan, to Palestinian Druze parents from the Galilee. He grew up in the village of Rama in northern Palestine and was a leading figure of the “resistance poets” of the 1950s. He has written over thirty books of poetry, several novels, collections of plays and essays. Al-Qasim worked as an editor for the Ghad and Ittihad newspapers and is editor-in-chief of the Israeli Arab newspaper Koull El Arab. He is a citizen of Israel and also resides in Rama. Transcript: Samih al-Qasim Samih al-Qasim reads more of his poetry in this web exclusive clip: We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now By — newshourpoetry newshourpoetry
Samih al-Qasim was born in 1939 in Zarqa, Jordan, to Palestinian Druze parents from the Galilee. He grew up in the village of Rama in northern Palestine and was a leading figure of the “resistance poets” of the 1950s. He has written over thirty books of poetry, several novels, collections of plays and essays. Al-Qasim worked as an editor for the Ghad and Ittihad newspapers and is editor-in-chief of the Israeli Arab newspaper Koull El Arab. He is a citizen of Israel and also resides in Rama. Transcript: Samih al-Qasim Samih al-Qasim reads more of his poetry in this web exclusive clip: We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now