Amal Dantakh, crossing generations

A poet who lived through the dreams of Arabism in its golden age, and who opposed modern poetic schools clearly through his poetry and his inspiration from heritage to express the present. He did so with sincere conviction that modernization means relying on the past as a lesson, understanding, and absorption, not abandoning or ignoring it. His poems opened legitimate windows for the reader to worlds of wonder, expressing what runs through the minds of his people and the soul of his nation. In a unique experience, rich enough to reveal the uniqueness of a creator who loved freedom with the mind of a poet, loved life, and lived it with the heart of a rebellious, angry child. That is why opinions about him differed: some elevated him to the rank of saints, while others cast him down to the lowest depths. From here came the idea of this book, which is a re-reading of the life and poetry of Amal, based on the belief that the works of great creators can only be properly evaluated decades after their passing.