So that the Butterfly Won’t Die is a book of selected poems for one of the most talented and admired contemporary Arab-Polish poets. In this collection, Hatif Janabi, celebrates man’s triumphs and defeats in a world of trials, tragedies, and absurdities. Through vivid metaphors, similes, and rare subject matters, the poet takes us into a magical and real journey, showing us the beauty of life, death, and nature represented by all its creatures. Like a Monarch Butterfly, returning home alone with tattered wings after a 5000 mile journey, just to fulfill its promise, Hatif Janabi’s poem carries the same weight and burden, awakening us to the agonies and tidings of undertaking such a challenging feat. The poet fights, through his poems, for man’s liberty against tyranny, prejudice, and violence in all its forms.