Emergence of a Poet

Last night, I witnessed the emergence of the next generation of poets. The 30-year chap, Tamim Barghouthy who is the sun of a  Palestinian father and an Egyptian mother, is currently a political science assistant professor at Washington University. The event was held by Jerusalem Forum and the Welfare Corporation at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Amman. The Ballroom was filled with about 700 attendees and all proceeds went to the children of Gaza.

The Guy is a natural, who can write in colloquial Egyptian, and other local dialects as well as in well-formatted formal poetry.

He possesses a stunning talent of recitals and a superb ability to write captivating collections of harmonious series of words we call POETRY

That was my first real encounter with Tamim, even though; he appeared on TV many times before. I guess, however, that his star is shining like never before.

During the function, people generously donated money for the children of Gaza. The session ended by a book signing and I was privileged to have his signature on two of his published poetry books

Ammar Sajdi

www.realsoft-me.com

www.e-ammar.net