Raheel

About this book

Between the darkness of crowds and the noise of streets dwells a tale tongues do not narrate but exhausted hearts whisper. 'Raheel' is not merely a poetry collection in Egyptian vernacular but 'a mirror' in which we break 'the spectacles of illusion' we wore so long. In this work, Milad Abdelnasser takes us on a journey beginning with a coincidence behind the 'hands-free,' and passing through travel stations and the screaming of trains carrying a tear trapped between eyelid and eye. Have you ever tried searching for a 'home' in a woman's eye, only to discover you were knocking on the gates of hell thinking it paradise? The poet moves us in 'Raheel' between the philosophy of the downtrodden and café toughs, between 'earning a living' and the poems of dervishes, and between a seed of a past that died in the heart to sprout in the palms an unknown tomorrow. It is a work written for those who were shy of their first eclipse, for those who knew love before meeting, and for those who realized too late that flirtation can be complex 'logarithms' whose code only one who lived the pain can crack. In 'Raheel,' you will find yourself.. you will find the friend of estrangement, and the laugh.