Confession

Confession' is the title of the whole volume of verse, and is a title of one poem whose medial position is symbolic and expressive of the heart and core of the book. It is a moment of pouring her heart and a vent of her long-pent-up emotions, a rare and very brave moment in the female viewpoint in her society. It is certainly a feather in Ms Al Mandil's cap to be Qabbani's counterpart in addressing the male side, the same way Qabbani had addressed the female side.

I lived my childhood in Riyadh and then went with my family to many Arab countries where I learned a lot about other cultures. This has nurtured my instinct as an artist, poet and writer.