Four poems by Kajal Ahmad, translated from the Kurdish
The poem closes by questioning the trust Kurds bear for each other, "The quatrains of Nishapur," an ancient city in what is now north-eastern Iran (a Kurdish area), "Will not suddenly trust themselves/And madly drunk with love/Walk arm in arm with me."
Two Kurdish Poems in English – Peace in Kurdistan - Campaign
2021年10月25日 · Ehmede Khani, the greatest Kurdish poet ever, lived between 1650-1707, in Cizire, a town that lies in the province of Mardin. Ehmede Xani, the author of “Mem and Zin”, the great Kurdish love story is considered to be the epogee of Kurdish literture.
Celebrate World Poetry Day with These Kurdish Poems - The Kurdish …
2017年3月21日 · Celebrate World Poetry Day on March 21st by reading these three moving poems by a young Kurdish poet originally from Aleppo.
A Portfolio of Kurdish Poetry - World Literature Today
Kurds, an ethnic minority living across Iraq, Iran, Turkey, and Syria, have a long history of great poets. Spanning centuries and moving from an oral to a written form of literature, poets have been and continue to be significant figures in public life.
Kurdish poems of love and liberty : an English verse rendering …
2021年10月29日 · Selected works of 41 Kurdish poets Includes biographical information on poets (85-90)
Best Kurdish Poems - PoetrySoup.com
Below are the all-time best Kurdish poems written by Poets on PoetrySoup. These top poems in list format are the best examples of kurdish poems written by PoetrySoup members Kajal Ahmad Translations Kurdish
Four Poems from Kurdistan - World Literature Today
2020年9月8日 · This set of poems, like many of Nahaee’s, pair traditional images of eastern Kurdistan, located within the borders of present-day Iran, like the Brno-brand rifles popular in World War II and familiar to the children of peshmerga, and the music of Fetane Welîdî, with the latest news communicated on Twitter, like his poem that takes as its ...
The History of Kurdish Poetry - Kurdishglobe
2024年10月21日 · The origins of Kurdish poetry can be traced back to the oral traditions of the Kurds, which date to pre-Islamic times. Early forms of Kurdish poetry were predominantly oral, encompassing myths, legends, and folk tales. Poets, known as “dengbêj,” would perform these narratives, often accompanied by music, in communal gatherings.
Four Kurdish Poets: Kajal Ahmad, Sherko Bekas, Abdulla …
The Four Featured Kurdish Poets As the Ottoman Empire dissolved, the modern nations that emerged fragmented the Kurds, a distinct ethnic group, across Turkey, Syria, Iraq, Iran, and Armenia. As minorities, they agitated for statehood of their own, earning only systematic physical and cultural persecution over the last century.
Kurdish poems in English - The Kurdistan Tribune
2011年11月21日 · Five poems by Dr Fereydun Rafiq Hilmi: Lord of the insane. Descended in the dead of night. A dozen men with stripes of white. They broke the fragile (Derga) down. They saw the screams but heard them not! Their heads were full of murderous plot. A woman clutching babes in arms. A granddad bewildered and alarmed. Bellowed one soldier: