Ultimate Poems

About the Book

Language is a means of human communication, expressing human feelings and ideas. Poetry is an ultimate form of expression and communication and, perhaps, the closest to perfection. Poetry is music comprising words, rhymed and metred, and rendered by recitation, not by musical instruments. Hence the "music" of Gilgamesh, Imru'il Kais* and Homer precedes, by centuries if not millennia, the music of Beethoven and Mozart, that requires sophisticated instruments to render. Each tune in this "repertoire" conveys deeply-felt content, relating to Truth, Beauty and the Good. I hope that readers will love both the tune and the content, whatever the language.

Alliance Francaise in Paris-France, Goethe Institut in Munich-Germany and Nelson Mandela Foundation in South Africa have decided to place this "magnificent book" (as they described it) in their libraries and make it available to the Public. Harvard President-Elect expressed her appreciation. His Royal Highness, Prince of Qatar,conveyed his acknowledgement. His Holiness, the Pope, "invoked God's abundant blessings" upon the author. If you want to know how "ultimate" these poems are, you must read them...in one language or another!

About the Author

The author is of the view that no resumŽ whatsoever would either enhance or detract from the intrinsic value of any literary work, including this anthology which, in essence, reflects the ageless values: Truth, Beauty, and the Good, SocratesÕ Trinity. Furthermore, it is of paramount importance to the author that these poems be evaluated Òper seÓ and judged on their own merits, by English, French, German and Arabic readers, regardless of the authorÕs resumŽ. Positive evaluation of a literary work, after all, is contingent upon comprehension of the content, and enjoyment of the form, rhyme and metre, in particular.