Poetry collection of Elias Abu Madi

Elias Abu Madi, a Lebanese poet, was born in 1889 in the village of Al-Mahdatha in Mount Lebanon, and emigrated at a young age to Egypt then to the United States, where he became one of the most prominent poets of the North American diaspora. He joined the Pen League in New York, which included Gibran Khalil Gibran, Mikhail Naimy, and others. His poetry was characterized by reflection on existence, an invitation to optimism, rejection of fanaticism, and leaned towards spiritual philosophy and humanism. His most famous collections are Al-Mahail and Tabr wa Turab, and he is famous for his poem "Be beautiful, see the world as beautiful," which became a slogan for optimism.