''No Search, No Rescue'' is an English-language poem by the Palestinian poet Jehan Bseiso (born 1983) on the

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. The first stanza reads: "How do we overcome war and poverty only to drown in your sea?" The poem has also been referred to as a film poem. It was first published by ''

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'' in 2015. It has been set to music twice, by the Norwegian composer

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and the Italian composer Silvia Borzelli.

Musical adaptations

Paus

The poem was set to music as a choral work by the Norwegian composer

in 2017. The choral work was commissioned by the Norwegian Youth Choir under the direction of the Israeli conductor

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for the joint anniversary concert of the Norwegian Youth Choir, the Norwegian Composers' Association and Arena: Klassisk. The choral work has also been performed in many church concerts in the

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Borzelli

The poem was also set to music by the Italian composer Silvia Borzelli, commissioned by Radio France.Friday Finds: A Conversation with Jehan Bseiso and Filmpoem ‘No Search, No Rescue’
''Arablit Quarterly''

References

External links

Poem: No Search, No Rescue
(text) {{Authority control War poetry Palestinian poems English-language poems 2015 poems Music based on poems Compositions by Marcus Paus