Mediterranean Women Poets. O Syria! Freedom, Love, and Solitude in Maram al-Masri’s Elle va nue la liberté (Liberty Walks Naked)

Syria has been ravaged by long years of a conflict responsible for the displacement of millions of people, for the loss of hundreds of thousands of victims and for driving this country to the point of exhaustion. In this theatre of death and destruction, the voices of Syrian intellectuals bring comfort and witness to a country that should not be overlooked. Among the most appreciated Syrian female voices on the international poetic scene is that of poet Maram al-Masri (Marām al-Maṣrī), in exile in Paris since 1982, but originally from Latakia. Maram al-Masri’s poetry bridges Europe and Arabic-speaking countries. This article focuses on her collection of poems titled Elle va nue la liberté (Liberty Walks Naked) published in 2013, which will be discussed following a thematic approach that identifies prevalent themes within the texts, namely freedom, love, and solitude of the exiles.