TY - BOOK AU - Mohammed bin Radhid Al Maktoum TI - 40 poems from the desert SN - 9781860633201 AV - PR 6051 .L57 2011 PY - 2011/// CY - Dubai PB - Motivate Publishing KW - English poetry KW - 20th century KW - Saudi Arabian authors KW - fast KW - Arabic poetry N2 - Celebrates the 40th anniversary of the founding of the United Arab Emirates with selected verses from the pen of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum. Features thirteen new poems alongside previously published material which pulse with a deep-rooted love for his country and his people. The poems explore powerful themes of patriotism, maternal and romantic love, the pain of separation and the desire for justice, and are illustrated by young emerging Emirati artists through especially commissioned paintings. Biographies of the artists are offered on pages 101-104 ER -