I wrote those poems for myself, as a way of being a soldier here in this country. I didn't know the poems would travel. I didn't go to Lebanon until two years ago, but people told me that many Arabs had memorized these poems and translated them into Arabic. June Jordan agoarabarabic share on social
The first function of poetry is to tell the truth, to learn how to do that, to find out what you really feel and what you really think. June Jordan feelfindfunction Change image and share on social
