If The Olive Trees Knew

Sometimes I Feel As If I Am Read Before I Write. When I Write A Poem About My Mother, Palestinians Think My Mother Is A Symbol For Palestine. But I Write As A Poet, And My Mother Is My Mother. She's Not A Symbol.

Every Beautiful Poem Is An Act Of Resistance.

She Does Not Love You. Your Metaphors Thrill Her You Are Her Poet. But That's All There's To It.

For The Arabs In Israel There Is Always A Tension Between Nationality And Identity.

The Stars Had Only One Task: They Taught Me How To Read. They Taught Me I Had A Language In Heaven And Another Language On Earth.