Friday, April 23, 2021

Filling the Well: Nizar Qabbani and Quixotic

 
 
Light is more important than the lantern,
The poem more important than the notebook
 
 
– Nizar Qabbani
 

"Dancing with light" 
performed by Quixotic





April 1: John Muir
April 4: Cesare Pavese 
April 11: Elinor Wylie
April 18: John Milton 
April 23: Nizar Qabbani and Quixotic
 

Catherine Flynn has been "Writing Wild" this month. Join her at Reading to the Core for this week's Poetry Friday roundup.

10 comments:

  1. I'm taking these lines with me today...I love how this blog has been devoted to well filling. I'm a bit behind. Ha! Isn't that how well filling goes. But, such rich refreshment here. Thank you so very much.

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  2. Wow, wouldn't it be awesome to have seen this in person? wonderful, Michelle!

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  3. I've been checking your posts daily but not commenting, just drinking in the words. And today this treat of a dance. So inspirational.

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  4. That's quite a poem. The kiss more important than the lips? I'll have to think about that one! :-)

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  5. I certainly benefit when you fill the well.:) She is an incredible dancer!

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  6. I'm with Linda, this would be even more entrancing preformed live. And yes let's shine that light of the poem, beautiful, thanks!

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  7. Lovely, Michelle. I remember talking about filling the well a few weeks ago. I like the idea that the light we hold within is greater than the lantern/outer form.

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  8. Brilliant. (and a la Bridget...see what I did there? :-)

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  9. What an amazing performance! Your opening quote is quite thought-provoking. Is it always true that the object (quality?) is more important than the vessel that holds it? Like Ruth, I have to think about it.

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