Poetry Is Not Only A Set Of

Beauty Is First And Foremost An Emotion.

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

We Must Have Our Say, Not Through Violence, Aggression Or Fear. We Must Speak Out Calmly And Forcefully. We Shall Only Be Able To Enter The New World Era If We Agree To Engage In Dialogue With The Other Side.

People Must Insist On The Right To Say No, To Be Alone, To Stand Out From The Herd. Creative Artists Can Say All This In Their Own Way And In Their Own Field, By Hard, Rigorous Work.

We Do Not Have Many Intellectuals Who Can Speak Out For Us Internationally. We Have No Writers Who Are Recognized, Respected And Loved Outside The Arab World.