Aisha Arna’out, ‘They say I imitate the poets’,Women of the Fertile Crescent: An Anthology of Modern
Aisha Arna’out, ‘They say I imitate the poets’,Women of the Fertile Crescent: An Anthology of Modern Poetry by Arab Women (ed. & trans. Kamal Boullata)[Text ID: “They will say I imitate the poetsAs a matter of fact, nothing of the sort,no preconceived intentions.For I have read books that remained closedI have slept through daylight hoursin reception halls.I scribbled stuff with the mere tip of a pencilTheir judgement was passedIt erased everythingto rectify itThey later saidShe imitatedNo oneShe did not writeAt all.” -- source link
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