To Naseem Hadi Dillman-Hasso:
I am proud of you in every way, but especially value your compassion and generosity, my love. I know you will continue to grow, learn and work to make a better world.
Mahmoud Darwish turns to the moon goddess of the Canaanites to remind us to cultivate love and creativity, and affirm inner and planetary life:
“Poetry is our ladder to the moon
— trans. Husain Haddawi
Anat suspends over her garden
like a mirror for hopeless lovers
as she wends her way into deserts for the soul”
Congratulations!
Love, Mama
— Frances S. Hasso