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.: News & Events
As part of the Rihani English manuscript publication project, a new book entitled Waves of My Life and Other Poems was recently published by Platform International in Washington, DC. This poetry collection is comprised of 186 pages and includes 88 poems. The book content is grouped in four sections, namely Sonnets (6 poems), The Poetic Journey (63 poems), Arabic Songs and Poems (17 poems), and Drama Verse (2 texts). These poems were written between 1905 and 1940, and the length of each ranges from 4 lines to 189 lines. The book includes four pictures of the original manuscript, two pages in the poet's own handwriting, one page typed on his typewriter, and one page of an enlarged copy of Rihani's signature in English.
Among the many comments made regarding Rihani's poetry, is Michael Monahan's note in the Papyrus Magazine of New York in which he characterised Rihani as "poet of the sunrise". Edwin Markham, the American poet, said, "Rihani has ardent poetic temperament and unworldly ideals. He thinks nobly of life and writes with grace". Francis O. Wilcox from the University of Louisville, Kentucky, observed that "Ameen Rihani's beautiful English won the admiration of those who read him and heard him". The New York Times stated that "in these Rihani poems, it is our excellent fortune to share the vision of the Orient and to enjoy the pleasure of music".
It is worth noting that Ameen Rihani has another two collections of poetry in English, namely Myrtle and Myrrh (1905) and A Chant of Mystics and Other Poems (1921). His Arabic collection of poetry is translated into English under the title of Hymns of the Valleys (Hutaafu-l 'Awdiyah, 1955 [posthumous]) which is considered to be the pioneering free verse poetry in modern Arabic literature.
(Past News & Events)
- Inaugural of Rihani's Lecture Series, The University of Maryland Launches Annual Lecture Series on Rihani (September, 2008)
- American Literary History, Rihani in the American Literary History Journal (August, 2008)
- The Book of Khalid Project, Book of Khalid Project Launched at Syracuse University (September, 2007)
- Web Site's 10th Anniversay, Celebrating Ten Years Online (April, 2007)
- New Bust for Rihani, Rihani's Bust at Notre Dame University, Lebanon (March, 2007)
- The Rihani National Committee, Launching the RNC (May, 2006)
- Graduating Class of 2006, Lebanese University's Graduating Class of 2006 Named After Rihani (April, 2006)
- Heart of Lebanon Translated, For the First Time, an English Translation of The Heart of Lebanon (April, 2005)
- Universities Celebrate Bust, Nine University Presidents Celebrate Unveiling of Rihani's Bust (December, 2004)
- Rihani's Statue in the U.S., Ameen Rihani's Bust is Unveiled at Tufts University (December, 2004)
- New Website Launched, Expanded and Enhanced Rihani Website (July, 2004)
- Rihani: Bridging East and West, International Symposium in Washington, D.C. (April, 2002)
- Lore of The Arabian Nights, A New Book Published For the First Time (January, 2002)
- Letters to Uncle Sam, A New Book Published For the First Time (August, 2001)
- Rihani Lecture at the Temenos Academy in London (June, 2001)
- Wajdah, A Rihani Play Published for the First Time (April, 2001)
- Rihani Museum Expansion (January, 2001)
- Museum Statistics (January, 2001)
- Correspondence Between Rihani and King Abdul-Aziz (December, 2000)
- Rihani and Walt Whitman in China (November, 2000)
- A.U.B. Students Visit Rihani Museum (November, 2000)
- The Path of Vision Translated into Arabic (October, 2000)
- Rihani in Saudi Symposium (October, 2000)
- A New Edition of The Book of Khalid (May, 2000)
- Art Exhibit on Rihani's The Heart of Lebanon (April, 2000)
- Rihani Institute Launching (November, 1999)
- Rihani's New Book Critiques in Art (September, 1999)
- Rihani Conference at St. Joseph, Lebanon (September, 1999)
- Dinner at the Library of Congress to Honor Rihani (April 1999)
- Rihani Papers Donated to the Library of Congress (March 1999)
- Rihani, the Art Critic (March 1999)
- Rihani in the Media of Kuwait (March 1999)
- US Ambassador to Lebanon Visits Rihani Museum (March 1999)
- Rihani's Home Page Ranked 12th by Lycos (February 1999)
- A.R.O. Releases New Statistical Data (February 1999)
- Rihani in the Saudi Media (January 1999)
- Conference Papers on Rihani (January 1999)
- Rihani - Part of a Musical in Saudi Arabia (January 1999)
- Literary Recital in Bulgaria (December 1998)
- Rihani's Return to the Arabic Language (1998)
- Beirut Exhibit (November-December 1998)
- New Book by Dr. Geoffrey Nash (1998)
- Rihani in the Media (October 1998)
- Rihani's English Works in Lebanon High Schools
- Articles on Rihani (July-September 1998)
- Agreement Signed For Correspondence with King Abdul-Aziz (September 1998)
- Rihani on TV (September 1998)
- International Conference on Rihani and Gibran (August 1998)
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