The Stars Had Only One Task: They

Nothing, Nothing Justifies Terrorism.

I've Built My Homeland, I've Even Founded My State - In My Language.

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.

To Be Under Occupation, To Be Under Siege, Is Not A Good Inspiration For Poetry.

The Importance Of Poetry Is Not Measured, Finally, By What The Poet Says But By How He Says It.