A.M. Elmessiri
Arab literature
belonging
bilingual anthology
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contemporary
cosmic imagery
cultural memory
cultural resistance
diaspora
elegy
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exile
liberation poetry
lyrical poetry
Mahmoud Darwish
Middle East history
Middle Eastern poetry
modern Arabic poetry
national identity
Palestinian culture
Palestinian heritage
Palestinian poetry
poetic tradition
resistance
revolutionary poetry
romantic poetry
Salma al-Jayyusi
steadfastness
Tawfiq Zayyad
Walid al-Halis
war poetry
Product details
- ISBN 9781849251167
- Weight: 375g
- Dimensions: 135 x 216mm
- Publication Date: 26 Mar 2026
- Publisher: Saqi Books
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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Poetry has long been Palestine’s most vital art form – a space where memory is safeguarded and resistance given voice. Spanning a century of upheaval and endurance, The Palestinian Wedding brings together twenty-one major poets in a powerful bilingual anthology.
From the charged lyricism of Tawfiq Zayyad to the expansive imagery of Walid al-Halis; from the romantic cadences of Salma al-Jayyusi to the profound rootedness of Mahmoud Darwish, these poems chart the emotional and political landscape of modern Palestine. Together, they reveal a tradition in which love of land, grief, defiance and hope are inseparable.
Edited and introduced by the eminent scholar A.M. Elmessiri, the collection is arranged around six central themes – revolution, war, elegy, belonging, resistance and steadfastness – offering readers both an essential literary archive and a vital lens on Palestinian cultural history.
A.M. Elmessiri (1938–2008) was an Egyptian scholar, writer and political organiser. Over the course of his lifetime, Elmessiri wrote over fifty books and numerous articles. His major areas of research included Judaism, Zionism, secularism, modernism and comparative literature. ElMessiri had an MA in English and comparative literature from Columbia University and a PhD from Rutgers University. During his illustrious academic career, he was professor at Ain Shams University, King Saud University, Kuwait University and at the International Islamic University in Malaysia.
