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"Tuesday:
The Simurgh" by Mahmoud Darwish
James Riggan (CAS/GRS '06) was
awarded a B.A. in Religious and Theological Studies, with a
specialization on Islam, and an M.A. in Islamic Studies; his
research focused on the political nature of Palestinian poetry.
from the Seven Days of Love
I was spared your passing, only to find
The simurgh imagined in all of us
A spirit born of fleshly sighs
Inevitably bearing that seething lust
Of the body, and for the flesh
That consumes the spirit.
Why waste time with desire? Let us join in union!
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