The Power Of The Word

Poetry Is A Form Of Mathematics, A Highly Rigorous Relationship With Words.

For Me, Poetry Is A Situation - A State Of Being, A Way Of Facing Life And Facing History.

We Have No Arab Intellectuals Of International Stature Because We Live In A State Of Generalized Mediocrity. We Are Suspended In The Pit Without Touching The Bottom.

Intellectuals Try To Keep Going. But Their Situation Is Very Difficult. Those Who Have Had The Courage To Voice Their Opposition Have Often Paid A Very High Price.

New Ideas Should Confront Old Ideas. We Must Refer To The Example Of Europe. People Have Fought To Make Europe What It Is Today. Freedom Is Not Something That Is Served Up On A Plate.