The book ends with an interview. When asked about poetry, Abu Toha says, "When I think of poetry I don't think of Arabic poetry or English poetry or Spanish poetry. No, I just think of poetry as an idea, not as rigid form that I need to follow, The word for poetry in Arabic, sha'ir, doesn't refer to a particular form, it only has to do with feeling" (105-06). He uses words, compact images, and sound to create feelings.  The narrative within a poem is so tight that it is hard to find a sample, but here is one from "Notebooks":
""Raindrops slip into the frying pan
through a hole in a tin roof" (88).