an illiterate grandfather
To B.
ما أغفر أنا خطاك , حبك بالضمير انزاح
و الـسـبب جـرحٍ بقلـبي ما بـرى و انـزاح
أنسيـتني لـيش ؟ و نسيت اللـعب و مـزاح
قـلبك عـليَّ قـسـى شعملـت أنا مـن بـُد؟
مـا بــيـن الاحــبـاب تـحــچـي عـلـيَّ بــُد
و الضرس لي من رگل من شلعته لا بُد
و انظر إلى الغيم لي هب الشمال ... انزاح
I attended what I presumed to be an evening of storytelling. The author, though a teacher of Arabic literature in KU, is a terrible writer. She dragged all of her classes to the Writers' Union in 3dailiyya. She gave three of her students some time to read their Very Short Stories. The three girls wrote much better than her. In fact, they were very good to start writing professionally. Unlike her, with a style of a wannabe innovative writer.
The evening started with a live performance by bin 7sain band... which is a Kuwaiti maritime and folk songs band. It was pathetic in one sense... no one appreciated the art presented. She [the doctor] had a very idealist general view of these arts. What is the significance of each type? What do these lyrics mean? Why do they do this or that? no idea. Ignorance on this matter is not wrong; what is wrong is to relate yourself and being to it strongly yet know nothing of it. It is wrong to write short stories set in such a time with the use of images from this art yet knowing nothing but that it is "fan b7ri" what a 5 year-old would categorize it as. This general view is insulting really... as horrible as the orientalist look by the west to our culture. This very general look does not recognize people as people or arts as arts but project them as exotic objects that are looked upon with admiration not for their humanity but for their ultra-magnificent representation by the propagandist media. She is no different than a stupid American categorizing Moroccans, Indians and Iranians as "Arabs", killing a Sikh for wearing a turban for he is a "Muzlim". To them.. the Middle east extends from Morocco to India to include all dark-skinned peoples whether Arab or not.
Take a look at your own history and heritage, not as a glorified heritage of stereotypes and bedtime stories of heroes from the past. But rather as a true account of yourself and your history of who you are and how you can be better. The problem with people alike the abovementioned is that they only see the collective image of their heritage. A close observation would reveal the human side of this heritage... the fallible humans who created a history of which you are proud of... question your pride.. do you have the right to be proud? What are you proud of? I ask again.. what are you proud of?
What are you proud of?
The people who built the wall?
A different account says "I was a ten year old.. they dragged us all (porters in the market) to build the wall".
I'm a fan of Kuwaiti maritime and folk songs... I love it for it portrays the deepest of the human... the typical antihero.
To those who saw "Frontiers of Dreams and Fears" ... what did you like/dislike, love/hate about it?
I'm a fan of Kuwaiti maritime and folk songs... I love it for it portrays the deepest of the human... the typical antihero.
To those who saw "Frontiers of Dreams and Fears" ... what did you like/dislike, love/hate about it?
يا بو عبيدان يا وسفي ... بطيحتكم خدر چتفي
أظن أجيك مع لحفي ... هلي لمك يشيلوني
يا بو عبيدان عزوني ... مدام الحظ ملعون
ألف لعنة على طبعي ... ما أعاتب بالشره ربعي
أظل أفجر و أعض صبعي ... و هـم بقفـا يعضوني