Taha Muhammad Ali and Peter Cole Reading
Peter Cole gives a introduction to Taha Muhammad Ali, a well known leader of the Palestine literary scene, and gives an extensive background of the poet’s past. Ali reads from his book of poetry Nevermind and Peter Cole reads the English translation. Ali spends some time sharing anecdotes and then answers questions from the audience at the end.
In: International Writing Program Archive | Poetry
Authors: Taha Muhammad Ali
Date Recorded: September 23, 2003
Works Read: "The Dream;" "Meeting at the Airport;" "Fooling the Killers;" and "Post-Operative Complications Following the Extraction of Memory" from Taha Muhammad Ali's collection of poetry Nevermind.
Program: Shambaugh House Readings
Format: reading
Contributors: Christoper Merrill; Peter Cole translates.
Topics: Israel-Palestine conflict; Arabic literary tradition