On today's podcast episode, tune in for a rendition of "A Brief Love Letter" by Nizār Qabbānī. Qabbānī (March 21, 1923 - April 30 1998) was a Syrian poet and diplomat.

Here's what Encyclopedia Britannica says about him:
"The suicide of his sister, who was unwilling to marry a man she did not love, had a profound effect on Qabbānī...he often wrote from a woman’s viewpoint and advocated social freedoms for women"

Citation: The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. “Nizār Qabbānī.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 26 Apr. 2020, www.britannica.com/biography/Nizar-Qabbani.