To Beirut the Feminine, With My Love

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"To Beirut the Feminine, With My Love" is a celebrated poem by Syrian poet Nizar Qabbani that personifies Beirut as a woman and expresses both passionate love and sorrow for the war-torn city.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Arabic poem
poem
addresses destruction of the city
resilience of Beirut
suffering of civilians in Beirut
author Nizar Qabbani
containsMotif city as beloved woman
wounded homeland
countryOfOrigin Syria
dedicatedTo Beirut
depicts Beirut as war-torn
expresses grief over war
hope for Beirut’s recovery
passionate love for Beirut
sorrow for Beirut
genre lyric poetry
political poetry
hasCulturalSignificanceIn Arab world
Lebanon
hasForm free verse
hasImagery blood and wounds
female body
sea and coastline
urban ruins
hasPerspective first-person lyrical voice
hasReception widely celebrated in Arab literary circles
influenced later poetic portrayals of Beirut
isAbout identity of Beirut
relationship between poet and city
language Arabic
literaryDeviceUsed metaphor
personification
literaryMovement modernist Arabic poetry
mainSubject Beirut
Lebanese Civil War
partOf modern Arabic literature
portrays Beirut as a woman
setDuring Lebanese Civil War
theme femininity
love for Beirut
nostalgia
patriotism
sorrow
war and destruction
titleCharacterizedAs feminine
writtenBy Syrian poet Nizar Qabbani

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Nizar Qabbani notableWork To Beirut the Feminine, With My Love