Dear Senator John McCain
I’m from Syrian parents and have been living in the U.S. for about 30 years. The major reason why I left Syria at that time was feeling unsafe to live there under the dictatorship regime of Assad.
Being a poet and a writer, I supported the Syrian Revolution from day one by poetry and articles. I also participated in many events in Washington DC, Detroit, LA and, of course, Houston for the same cause. I earned the title of, and was introduced as, ‘The Poet of the Revolution’ in all the events I attended and participated in. My works are published on more than 200 sites and channels like Al-Jazeera TV and more.
I’m following up with the news about your efforts in the Senate to convince the Obama Administration to take more serious stand to stop the war crimes and massacres of Assad against the Syrian people.
In the Arab world, poetry has a great importance, influence and power on politics and every thing else. If you think it may help, I would like to go with you to the Senate, any day you wish, to recite one of my poems (translated to English) which reflects the misery of the Syrian people (5 minutes). Please let me know if we can accomplish that task.
I would like to invite you to visit my poetry page on Google that has a back ground and a lot of translated works.
https://sites.google.com/site/tarifspoetry/
With respect
Tarif Youssef-Agha
An Expatriate Arab Syrian Writer & Poet
Friday April 19, 2013
Houston, Texas
713-697-9595
tyagha@hotmail.com