Lebanese poetry mirrors the country’s complex history, geography, and cultural identity. Situated at the crossroads of East and West, Lebanon’s poetic traditions blend Arabic, Phoenician, and Mediterranean influences. Themes often explore exile, longing, and resilience, reflecting its history of conflict and diaspora. Poets like Kahlil Gibran and Said Akl shaped its literary voice, weaving spirituality, nature, and human emotion into vivid, lyrical expressions of both personal and national identity.
‘On Children’ is the third prose-poem of Kahlil Gibran’s best-loved work, “The Prophet”. Through this poem, the prophet Al Mustafa explores how parents should think about their children.
And a woman who held a babe against her bosom said, Speak to us of Children.
And he said:
Your children are not your children.
They are the sons and daughters of Life’s longing for itself.
‘On Love’ appears in the second part of Kahlil Gibran’s best-known work “The Prophet”. It is a thoughtful meditation on spiritual love by the prophet Al Mustafa.
Then said Almitra, Speak to us of Love.
And he raised his head and looked upon the people, and there fell a stillness upon them. And with a great voice he said:
When love beckons to you, follow him,
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