Monday, January 20, 2003

Blood Comments

Rating: 3.8

"A true Arab knows how to catch a fly in his hands,"
my father would say. And he'd prove it,
cupping the buzzer instantly
while the host with the swatter stared.
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Naomi Shihab Nye
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Congratulations on your poem selection as Poem of the Day

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Chinedu Dike 20 May 2022

An insightful piece of poetry written with conviction. Congrats on your poem's selection as modern POD.

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A very forceful writing on ethnicity, refugees, insecurity, apathy of the society… profound

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Mike Kukubird 13 April 2020

is this so cringe XD idk what this ching chong is talking abt the poet prolly high af

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Tuwa Noor 21 March 2020

So beautifully narrated. it touched heart.

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Sona Wilae 16 January 2018

Every nationality has a history of shameful pride in one area or another. If we can't ALL compromise to get pass our past mistakes we will never close this racial divide here in America, especially.

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M Asim Nehal 10 March 2016

Nice touchy story........10++++

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Susan Williams 31 December 2015

Heart-felt emotions here. I wish the questions she raises would be answered but so far every generation and every race has the same questions and the same silence for an answer

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Dutendra Chamling 30 October 2015

I wave the flag of stone and seed Who calls anyone civilized? Where can the crying heart graze? What does a true Arab do now? Speechless.

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Leslie Sharp 29 October 2014

It was a nice poem about family and country gives a glance into the turmoil they feel, a country in war! A realistic hurt a true American would say.

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Theresa Rawlings 20 January 2014

Beautiful, just beautiful.

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Myrna Martinez 19 May 2010

That is beautiful, the way she writes is so simple as complicated at the same time, i'm glad i found her poems.

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Angeli Amparo 01 December 2006

Nice one Naomi, But i'm just curious what do arab means?

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Shafeek Sardani 03 March 2025

people who are originated from the Middle east

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Remi Kanazi 13 June 2005

Beautfiul Poem, Remi

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Nick Smithe 24 January 2005

Your poem gave me chills, is was Awesome! Loved it Nick Z~

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Naomi Shihab Nye

Naomi Shihab Nye

St. Louis, Missouri
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