"Prince of Poetry"
Tamim Barghouti, son of famous, beloved Palestinian poet Mourid Barghouti and the amazing Egyptian novelist Radwa Ashour, is a participant in "Prince of Poetry," which seems to be an American Idol for Arab poets. Check out his excellent poem, "In Jerusalem." Beautiful.
posted by rockslinga at 10:56 PM
2 Comments:
He is amazing…I was watching the show last night and thought about your blog (yes, I am a fan of your blog and work) and wondered whether you know about this show or not. And just today as I was checking your blog I see that you did mention it…weird eh!
Anyhow, I think this show is much needed over there especially after all the crap that is on Arab tv now...but I am not sure if I would say this show is like American Idol…yes it’s the same concept but…the Arab version of American Idol is “Pop Star”.
I think this show is truly changing the literary scene in the Middle East – poets are all of a sudden celebrities. I am not sure if that’s a good thing…
hey...how exciting about the telepathic connection :)
i think the show's popularity is exciting, though your wariness about it is definitely warranted.
we'll see what happens in the next season, too, if all the poets come politicized...
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