Alwan Alhanin

In his collection "e;Colors of Iron,"e; Dr. Anis Rizk explores his poetic experience in a journey into language, his lyricism resonating with the desired, the familiar, and the unfamiliar, with the possible beauty that surprises him, like one who slowly stitches a wound in language, a cloud spreading a carpet of embers and dreams for September. Throughout the book, the reader pauses at many points to find a symbolism that respects literature and culture, a symbolism that is not exclusive to the elite, but rather for anyone whose heart is stirred by emotion and who seeks words to capture its essence. It is the triad of love, homeland, and mother, which may appear straightforwardly realistic, but is in reality a symbolism where roles alternate: the mother becomes the homeland, the village a mother, the homeland a father, and the beloved Ishtar.