Reda Mansour
Ambassador Reda Mansour, Israeli consulate to Atlanta, has published three books of Hebrew poetry including Tender Leaves of Conscience (2004), From the Battlefields to the Land of Freedom (1991), and The Man of Dreams (1987). Born in the Druze village of Isfiya in northern Israel, he is the first non-Jewish poet in the country to write exclusively in Hebrew. His short story "Jumblat in the Negev" won the "Recommended Story" category of the Ha'aretz Annual Short Story Award in 1997. A collection of his poems is currently being translated into Spanish and Portuguese. He is also working on a book of short stories.
For more information, see
- His peotry collection, The Silence Between the Words
- Ambassador Reda Mansour on Wikipedia
- His blog
- Interview with Ambassador Reda Mansour at The Read on WNC
- Reda Mansour on Bookrags.com
- Friday, October 24, 2008
The Man of Dreams
I am the man of dreams
Floating like guitar notes in the valley,
Gently stroking maiden faces
And crashing into cliffs.
I am youthful love,
Immeasurable,
The dewdrop on the surface of a leaf
Crawling on a cold morning.
I am the son of peace,
Brotherhood of generations
Between the nations,
They see me everywhere
My home is in their hearts.
--Reprinted with the permission of the author
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