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Chaucerian breaths
My English breathes;
With Milton’s deep sighs
It moans;
Shakespearian roles
It faithfully performs;
Horizons of Whitman’s soul
It looks upon;
With Twainian inner smiles
It bursts;
Out of the breadth
Of Coranic shades
It blossoms.

© 2003, Mohammed Abu-Talib

Mohammed Abu-Talib

Mohammed Abu-Talib

(Morocco, 1930)

Mohammed Abu-Talib was born in the thirties in Fes, Morocco. In his native city, he received both primay and high school education before he went to the USA to continue his studies. Thus from 1959 to 1964 he studied at Jacksonville State University, Alabama, Howard University, and Georgetown University. Then, he moved to Guanajuato University (Mexico), and from there to Santander (Spain). He al...

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How UNORTHODOX !

Chaucerian breaths
My English breathes;
With Milton’s deep sighs
It moans;
Shakespearian roles
It faithfully performs;
Horizons of Whitman’s soul
It looks upon;
With Twainian inner smiles
It bursts;
Out of the breadth
Of Coranic shades
It blossoms.

How UNORTHODOX !

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