Irish band Beoga performs poem by Palestinian poet Fadwa Tuqan

• The poem "Enough of Me" explores the profound connection between Palestinians and their homeland, expressing themes of belonging, memory and the desire to remain rooted in one's land.

Irish traditional music group Beoga performed a musical adaptation of Enough for Me, a poem by renowned Palestinian poet Fadwa Tuqan, on Saturday, bringing the poem’s reflections on homeland, belonging and memory to a musical setting.

The adaptation draws on one of Tuqan’s best-known poems, which imagines the speaker’s body returning to Palestinian soil and taking new life as a flower for a child from her homeland. The imagery links personal belonging with collective memory, presenting the land not simply as a place, but as an enduring part of Palestinian identity. 

Tuqan (1917–2003), born in Nablus, was one of the most prominent figures in modern Palestinian literature. Her poetry evolved alongside the upheavals that shaped Palestinian life, including the 1948 Nakba and the 1967 war, increasingly engaging with questions of displacement, national identity and attachment to the homeland. 

The performance comes as Beoga has drawn attention for its public stance on Palestine. In Sep. 2026, the group withdrew from Ed Sheeran’s North American tour in solidarity with rapper Macklemore, who had been dropped as an opening act after performing his pro-Palestinian song Hind’s Hall. The band’s decision brought renewed attention to its support for Palestinian causes. 

By bringing Tuqan’s poetry into a musical setting, the adaptation connects Palestinian literary heritage with Irish traditional music, foregrounding the enduring themes of homeland, belonging and the bond between people and the land from which they come. 

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