A dedicated would not be nostalgia — it would be a forward-looking celebration of creativity, identity, and the enduring power of the word. “Poetry is the register of the Arabs.” — Ancient saying “The pen is mightier than the sword.” — Arab proverb Let us choose a date — perhaps in spring, when the Mu‘allaqat were first celebrated — and declare it Yawm al-Adab al-‘Arabi . For in preserving our literature, we preserve our soul.