Army Quote by Mahmoud Darwish

“Against barbarity, poetry can resist only by confirming its attachment to human fragility like a blade of grass growing on a wall while armies march by.” quote by Mahmoud Darwish — Download Open image

“Against barbarity, poetry can resist only by confirming its attachment to human fragility like a blade of grass growing on a wall while armies march by.”

Mahmoud Darwish

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