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[–] 4 points 2 days ago

That's the main reason I've never done more than passively read any of his stuff. Just what I run across in the wild. I know how hard translating poetry is, and how impossible some things are too make work and keep sitting anything resembling the meaning and depth.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 day ago

    I'd recommend reading Gibran's Nymphs of the Valley if you haven't yet. As well as The Prophet if you enjoy poetry.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 day ago

    Funnily enough a lot of what he wrote was originally written in English and I find their Arabic translations lacking. Funny how languages work.

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