Taha Muhammad Ali’s "Revenge"

The Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation released QuickTime video footage from Taha Muhammad Ali's unpublished poem "Revenge" from the Poetry Festival. The poem was originally recited in his native tongue of Arabic; credit also goes to Peter Cole for his English Translation. I have an appreciation for both versions, though I find Taha's rendition has a "raw" quality. For those that were attendance, this was an emotional peak during the poetry sampler portion of the festival.


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