One poet explained his inability to admire a poet in this language because they “write about the same place,” with the other poet “using history for his own benefit, based on my destroyed identity.” For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this modern language used by the poet of the collection Open Closed Open, who changed his last name to a word in this language meaning “my nation lives.” This language was also used for the novel The Bridal Canopy.
ANSWER: Modern Hebrew [or Ivrit; or Israeli Hebrew]
[10e] Mahmoud Darwish was unable to reconcile with Yehuda Amichai (“yeh-HOO-dah AH-mee-khy”) because of Darwish’s heritage from this country, whose plight he wrote about in “Identity Card.”
ANSWER: Palestine
[10h] In “My Homeland,” a poet from this family described Palestine as a place that has “glory and beauty” and “sound and honor.” A poet from this family wrote “Longing inspired by the Laws of Gravity.”
ANSWER: Tuqan [accept Ibrahim Tuqan or Fadwa Tuqan]
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