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My Arabic I students (High school) just finished reciting a cute little poem about a bird "Ana 'asfoura.” You can find it at the following website: http://www.arabicpoems.com/children/alef/elmarsafy/elmarsafi/2.html .

Hamid, F. Poem Suggestion. List Arabic-l listserv (ARABIC-L@LISTSERV.BYU.EDU, 3 Mar 2007).

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Our second semester students have been reciting poems in our annual spring language fair for the last five years. We have been collecting recordings of poems that they have chosen to recite and many of them are available at the following website: http://blog.ltc.arizona.edu/arabicpoetry .

Schulte-Nafeh, M. Poem Suggestion. List Arabic-l listserv (ARABIC-L@LISTSERV.BYU.EDU, 3 Mar 2007).

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I particularly like a poem by Sarkun Bulus, one of the best Iraqi
poets. You can check it in: http://www.iraqiculture.net/arabic/articles.php?subaction=showfull&id=1148687414&archive=&start_from= .

Familiar, L. Poem Suggestion. List Arabic-l listserv (ARABIC-L@LISTSERV.BYU.EDU, 3 Mar 2007).

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Have you looked into Taha Muhammad Ali? He is a Palestinian poet who writes beautifully and simply. His book of poetry, "So What" is quite good and it comes with parallel English text translations for each poem.

Poem Suggestion. List Arabic-l listserv (ARABIC-L@LISTSERV.BYU.EDU, 3 Mar 2007).

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