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Saadi Youssef

Poetry

Spring 2000

Noontime

By Saadi Youssef, translated by Khaled Mattawa

From the Arabic. Between desiring and walking together there is a field for hesitation         or reflection            or boredom Think about it: Can we talk in a restaurant or find a […]