This Earth Day, April 22nd, NYUAD and Women in Film and Television invite you to an evening with the NYUAD Poetry Society and Poetess Bahareh. Bahareh and students from universities in Abu Dhabi will recite poetry accompanied by musicians from NYUAD. Join us for … [Read more...] about EARTH DAY Celebrations: New York in the Desert, Poetry Under the Moon
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Earth Day 2012: Mobilizing the Earth with a Poem
Let us say that we each wanted to make a vow today Let us say that we each wanted to hold a hand today Let us say that we each wanted to plant a tree today It is really in the reality of accepting that we are not doing favors for others but only in receiving that we can do … [Read more...] about Earth Day 2012: Mobilizing the Earth with a Poem
Our Land, Our Universe, Our Deserts filled with no Rain, Birds flying with no Wings
CAMELS IN THE DESERT I see the baby deer sucking at his mother's milk. I realize everyone is milking the earth of all it has. All the natural resources, the oil, the trees, and all that is under the sea. We are giving nothing back in return except for pollution of the … [Read more...] about Our Land, Our Universe, Our Deserts filled with no Rain, Birds flying with no Wings
Global Issues Conference at ACS Abu Dhabi, 2012 and the Famine Song
Today I attended opening ceremony of the GLobal Issues Conference at American Community School. http://acs.sch.ae/globalissues/index.html. The conference is based on the idea of educating the youth about our global issues, and letting them take roles in workshops over the … [Read more...] about Global Issues Conference at ACS Abu Dhabi, 2012 and the Famine Song
A Poem on Wind
The wind woke me up at 4:55 in the morning. There is not sign of sun rising and of coarse sun set was many hours gone. I listened as I peeped one ear from the blanket and I could not recognize the song. Was it going to be a glorious day that would tell of the end of all … [Read more...] about A Poem on Wind