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Remi Kanazi – Poets for Palestine book is released

By Remi Kanazi • May 21st, 2008 • Category: Artwork, Culture and Heritage, Features, Ideas and Projects, Music, Poetry, Events, Palestine, Somoud: Arab Voices of Resistance

Illustration by Nasri Zacharia, Day of the Martyr
Palestinian Identity – By Remi Kanazi
I was born overseas
A refugee
With little knowledge of myself or my ancestry
Growing up in American society
I conformed to the mentality
I watched MTV
Envied actors and people who drove Mercedes
I didn’t listen to Public Enemy or read Edward Said
Comprehend the need for autonomy
I was a [...]