“The Songs of Tunisia: A Collection of Poems by Taher Al-Bakri”

“aNasheed to Tunisia

The Tunisian poet Taher Al-Bakri mentioned that “The Songs of Tunisia” is a book about Tunisia and its historical and geographical dimensions. He pointed out that this collection is an epic that contains sixty-one poems that recall everything that is at the heart of the personal and collective memory of this Mediterranean, African, Arab and Islamic country in a civilized poetic style that symbolizes the love of the land and the country.

Nostalgia and the Literature of Exile

Talking about his relationship with Tunisia, Taher al-Bakri said: “I am haunted by Tunisia and Tunisia inhabits me, but it is poetry that gives us hope and lasting love.” And he considered that he feels that he has not left Tunisia, as it is always intertwined in his texts, which generate everything he has for this country. He added that he does not write in political literature, but rather in the national and loving dimension of the country in the most beautiful capacity and image of Tunisia among other European and Arab countries.

relationship with France

On France, the Tunisian poet said that it welcomed him and helped him, and that human fraternity has good bonds and relations, and that despite the struggles and difficulties, we can find friends who stand by us in these difficult days that humanity is going through.