This is a reality show-"Millions of Poets", which was organized by Abu Dhabi and broadcast simultaneously throughout the Arab world via satellite.
The biggest difference between Millions of Poets and other talent shows is that the focus of people's attention and judgment in this competition is not beautiful appearance and charming singing voice, but beautiful literary talent, appropriate rhetoric and rhythm.
Hisa Heller is obviously the most popular person in this competition. Although I can't see her face under the cover of black veil, I can feel the great energy of her petite body generate. Like a born dark horse, she shocked the whole Arab world. In the Middle East, which has always been known for being harsh on women, as a female draft star, especially the first woman to enter the finals, Heller has to break through not only her own psychological defense line, but also the courage to challenge the secular vision and confront the whole social public opinion and custom system.
As one of the judges of the contest, the chairman of Abu Dhabi Poetry Association praised Heller's talent: "Her poetry is full of power. Even if it is a controversial topic, she dares to involve it. " In the past, most of the poems written by contestants praised the beautiful life of Arabs. Only one person, or a woman, pointed the finger at politics with poetry!
Greek music successfully advanced to the semi-finals with a traditional Nabati poem that criticized the clergy. "I saw evil in the eyes of the clergy. They confuse right and wrong, and there is no distinction between black and white. Whenever I want to reveal the truth, the hidden monster jumps out of the darkness. /It is barbarism, anger and blindness. /It armed itself with death. /It stands on the high platform of power, intimidating people/killing all those who pray for peace. "
Although the world here has changed a little after the Kuwait War, the oldest daughter in Greece 1 1 has known Oprah on TV and learned some English in American TV series. Even so, until today, women's actions are still restricted like children. "I love my motherland deeply, but I also have concerns. I am afraid that my compatriots will tell their jealousy and stupidity in religious language. My poetry has always been inflammatory. In order to give voice to all Arab women, they were forced to be silent by those who kidnapped our culture and beliefs! "
At the age of 12, Heller wrote the first poem in his life. When her father saw it, he burned all her poems. "At that moment, I felt that I was also destroyed." Later, Heller began to publish articles in magazines under a pseudonym. Later, Heller finally published a book under his real name. The protagonist in the book is a woman living in traditional poetry-that is her own shadow.
In the final, Heller, who was hidden under the black veil, could not interpret her poems with rich facial expressions and body language like other male players. The only thing people can see is her hands dancing under the thick black veil.
In the corner, against the backdrop of a thin and fragile Greek player in a black robe, four male players in white robes look particularly radiant. They are all so confident, which is the confidence that has been precipitated from generation to generation by the patriarchal system for hundreds of years.
But Greece is fearless. She calmly walked onto the stage and recited a poem written in the city park just two days ago: "You are waving your wings and will never betray the vast sky open to you ..." Her voice was loud and hoarse. Her beautiful bars and cadences won the audience's infinite warm applause and cheers, which are rare in this program. But after all, in the Arab world, the number of mobile phones owned by women is much less than that of men. In the end, Heller can only rank third. In addition to a third-place crown, she can also get a bonus of about 600,000 euros. Heller wants to use this huge bonus to cure her dumb little daughter, which is also a great motivation for her to participate in this competition. As a mother, the most important thing is to let her daughter make her own voice.