There isn't enough information, and no attempt is made to encourage people to know what's going on. But there is always rumour, the weapon of the poor.

The power of the word in Morocco belonged to men and to the authorities. No one asked the point of view of poor people or women.

Poetry is not only a set of words which are chosen to relate to each other; it is something which goes much further than that to provide a glimpse of our vision of the world.

Poetry is a form of mathematics, a highly rigorous relationship with words.

Perhaps we have not yet reached the bottom of the pit.

My mother was illiterate. My father knew how to read but was a shopkeeper. We had a very modest life, with no music or books, except for the Koran.

It is through accepting other people in our own countries that we shall come to respect our neighbours and be respected in our turn.

I write about wounds, the eternal treasons of life. It's not very funny, but it's sincere. My commitment is to sincerity.

I read a poem every night, as others read a prayer.