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The Plight of the Sung Poem

The Committee for Festival Management and Cultural and Heritage Programs in Abu Dhabi previously introduced a television program named "Al Mankous", similar to the programs "Amir Al Shu'ara" (Prince of Poets) and "Shi'ir Al Million" (Million's Poet). As part of a poetic competition, various poets

A Poet Awaiting Water's Whisper

Contemplating the title of poet Mohammed Hisham's first anthology, "Then Water Did Not Come to Us," one promptly realizes that there's an implied context which the poet chose not to disclose, leaving it up to the readers of the collection to infer. What transpired before the word "then"? Certainly, an event

Shawki Triumphs for Rajaz

The Rajaz meter relies on the activation of "Mustainilun", which is repeated three times in the first hemistich and three times in the second hemistich of the poetic pattern. It consists of: short movement + pause (minor reason) + double movement + pause (major reason), structured as follows: Mustainilun Mustainilun Mustainilun

Global Literary Actions for Free Africa by World Poetry Movement

For centuries, the African continent has suffered from the slave trade and colonialism, and it still suffering from the absence of democracy and civil wars, and today it is going through an ordeal of military coups and environmental disasters; a scene that requires word guardians to move. Our world is experiencing a wave of human rights

Dance as Poetry and Painting

Dance is rhythmic movements performed by the body, usually accompanied by music, and is typically an organized way of expressing emotions through visible rhythmic body movements. The Arabic World Encyclopedia tells us that there are two types of dance: theatrical dance, and social dance. Theatrical dance is performed by professional