Arabic text with English verse translation; introd. and biographical notes in English.
Mahmud Darweesh: A lover from Palestine. Waiting for the return. My father. The roses and the dictionary. Concerning hopes. Promises from al-Assifa-the Storm.--Sameeh al-Qassem: The proud horse. A homeland. Joseph. Letter from prison.--A martyr's elegy. The thunderbird. Kafr Qassem.--Tawfic Zayad: The impossible. The olive tree. The pagan fire.--Rashid Hussein: Jaffa.--Salem Jubran: The exile.--Fadwa Tuqan: The last knock.--Mueen Bessissou: No. The moon eighteen years later. Alexander and the sun flower.--Abdel-Karim al-Sabaawi: Three poems to Palestine