The Chronicler of Indifference

"...What surprises me is the liberty in which he [Hussam] writes his poems; creating new images,

shoving new vocabularies in the ancient dictionary of poetry...Not only a buffoon bird, but also pain,

disappointments, sadness, and futureless horizons. Thank you Hussam for this fearlessness and sensitivity."

- Maram Al-Masri, acclaimed Syrian-French poet, author of (A red cherry on a white-tiled floor)

[Karzaẗ ḥamrāʼ ʿalá balāṭ abyad] (2003)