Hi Yahia,
I love this analogy
Proverbs can be like coral reef, that way, fossils of ancient philosophies merging with living truths.
and the way that you frame the spirit of creative expression that courses through the blood of the Egyptian people.
masses of peaceful protesters chose to express their dissent and dreams in poetry, chanted jubilantly from Tahrir Square. Wit and verse were always sport, and a kind of national pastime, during the three decades I lived in Egypt.
I feel like if all revolution could be framed with poetry, if change could be instigated through consensus of thought and word, maybe lasting positive change could be reached. I was in Cairo in May 2011 not long after the revolution and the people I spoke to seemed fiercely passionate about what had happened.
Anyway, I am running a regular curation segment on the Whaleshares discord server called literature corner. I wondered if you would be available to chat on a live curation discussion on Monday 14th May. Any post of yours that you choose would be awarded a 30 Whaleshares vote on the night. It would be great if you have a microphone maybe to perform one of your poems and perhaps to answer some questions about your influences/inspirations etc. It would be great to hear more about the oral history of poetry and proverbs in Egypt.
The event will be held in The Curation Lounge on the Whaleshares server.
