The Palestinian Wedding: A Bilingual Reader of Resistance Poetry (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781849251167)

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.

Author: A. M. Elmessiri
ISBN-10: 1849251169
ISBN-13: 9781849251167
Publisher: Saqi Books
Language: English
Published: 10/06/2026
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover