from the U.S. invasion of Iraq," he says. "This has created a state of imbalance, not only among nations, but among peoples. It's created a hatred of living. It represents a great defeat for Arabs. We are scattered."[Abdel Aziz] Maqalih is careful. Years ago, when he was a rising poet, winning acclaim and modernizing Arabic verse, he criticized the region's corruption and authoritarian regimes. But in his role as cultural advisor to President Ali Abdullah Saleh, Maqalih is more circumspect these days in reciting Arab countries' failings, at least to a Westerner with a notebook.
from The Los Angeles Times: Yemen poet has a line on the region
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