In 1905 the young Kahlil Gibran published his very first book — a slim hymn in prose to the art of music. Francesco Medici traces the melodies that ran through Gibran’s life, from the ‘Atābā of Bišarrī to the symphonies of Boston, and from a love declared in red ink

by Philippe Maryssael, retired translator and terminologist, translator of Kahlil Gibran and contributor to the Kahlil Gibran Collective – Arlon, Belgium, June 17, 2026 – All rights reserved copyright © 2026. Pierre de Lanux got a special gift from Kahlil Gibran Pierre de Lanux, a French diplomat who was one of Kahlil

  A Syrian poet, publisher, and nationalist who helped forge Arab-American literary identity — and who died four days before his only book of poems reached print. By Francesco Medici   • ❧ KGC ❧ • KAHLIL GIBRAN COLLECTIVE By Francesco Medici  ·  Kahlil Gibran Collective  ·  2026  ·  kahlilgibran.com Since the late nineteenth century, numerous Arabic-language