The Arab Cultural Center in the Adawi district of Damascus hosted, on Tuesday, a poetry evening titled "When Autumn Leaves," featuring poets Mohammad Salman, Rod Marzouq, Mohammad Qaqqa, and Aisha Barakat, with management by poet Madien Rahal. The recited texts varied between national, emotional, and human themes, drawing on autumn as a space for contemplation and memory recall.
Diversity in Visions and Emotions
Poet Mohammad Salman began his participation with three poems expressing his deep love for Damascus and recalling its struggles, while also touching on the issues of the disappeared in prisons and the suffering of the displaced, before moving to transparent human reflections on aging. For her part, poet Rod Marzouq presented three poems under the titles "Amulet of Love" and "Sanctuary of Silence," along with a philosophical questioning text delving into the depths of love. In the same context, poet Mohammad Qaqqa recited two poems; the first addressed the idea of self-repair, while the second celebrated deep feelings of love.
Poet Aisha Barakat appeared with a collection of poems, including the text "Oh You," emphasizing in her intervention the fundamental role of poetry in developing aesthetic sensibility, deepening human awareness, and expressing national issues. Attendees noted that autumn was a symbol of the transformations humans undergo, and a space for recalling the past and reviewing the self, where feelings of nostalgia and hope intertwined with images of fickle nature.
Autumn as a Space for Transformation and Renewal of Ideas
The poems reflected multiple approaches to this season; while some poets used it as an entry point to contemplate the beauty of nature, others drew inspiration from it to reflect on age and intellectual transformations. Autumn did not appear as an indicator of decline, but rather as a stage of maturity, gaining experience, and rediscovering the self. The evening concluded with attendees affirming the importance of continuing these literary events that provide platforms for diverse poetic voices.
Participants emphasized that poetry remains a living window to beauty and memory, capable of expressing human aspirations and national issues, thereby enhancing the status of cultural events in Damascus as a forum for artistic and literary expression.
Source: Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA)
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