In the Harbour of Days
| Author | Ahlam Mosteghanemi |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | |
| Country | Algeria |
| Language | Arabic |
| Genre | Collection of Poems |
| Publisher | The National Cooperation for Publications |
Publication date | 1970s |
| Pages | 111 |
In the Harbour of Days (1970s) is a collection of poems written by Algerian author Ahlam Mosteghanemi, her first poetry collection that she dedicated to her father.[1][2]
Overview [3]
In the Harbour of Days describes the author's personal experiences including friendships, love, and war, along with several references to her country's situation during the time it was written in.
The ideas that Mosteghanemi expressed while writing are how she "refused taking short paths" and "she will never give up", in addition to her desire for "bringing back a pearl from the seas to her homeland" hinting to her dismay towards Algeria's situation during a certain period.
Moreover, she expresses her anger towards "how she receives backlash" when she shows her "love towards life and remains a fighter", in addition to her desire for "making the days for the generations better, and even when she dies, she knows her aftermaths of her efforts would remain".
Mosteghanemi also tends to illustrate the feelings of love, disappointments, and betrayals in her poems, describing "how much she misses her love".
In addition, she describes the feelings of strength and weakness towards handling different situations, by comparing them to being on an "unsinkable ship continuing along the way despite the obstacles".
Other ideas also include Mosteghanemi expressing her anger towards how "writers and revolutionists receive no attention towards their protests and ideas", along with the "amount of love one can have towards a dead person as they would be considered more important than the entire space of this earth".
Quotes
"Dedication: To whom taught me versification, and congratulated my first words. To my father"[3]
"Fourth memory: The wind, the snow, and the rain. The leaves fell out, and the birds and children disappeared. But I will come to you, my love, for your love is my only warmth".[3]
"In the harbour of days, dreams are scattered, imaginations become dark, and pain increases. In that harbour, memories travelled along the ventures of the sea to hit here and there. The longing then brings her back to the harbour, and fascination would take her on a new journey"[4]
References
- ↑ ""فنانة اليونسكو من اجل السلام": الوكالة الاممية تختار أحلام مستغانمي | الإذاعة الجزائرية". radioalgerie.dz (in العربية). Retrieved 2022-07-30.
- ↑ "أحلام مستغانمي". www.aljazeera.net (in العربية). Retrieved 2022-07-30.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Mostaghenami, Ahlam (1970s). In the Harbour of Days (in Arabic). Algeria: The National Cooperation for Publications.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link) Search this book on
- ↑ "اقتباسات من على مرفأ الأيام". Abjjad (in العربية). Retrieved 2022-07-30.
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