Edited by: Tina Chang, Nathalie Handal, and Ravi ShankarV.W. Norton & Company, Inc., 2008
This ambitious yet accessible gathering of hundreds of poets from various parts of Asia, the Middle East, Africa, Europe, America, and elsewhere is likely to excite poetry fans as well as those new to poetry. Divided into nine idiosyncratic sections—with titles like [...]
Archive for August 27th, 2008
Language for a New Century: Contemporary Poetry from the Middle East, Asia, and beyond
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The Steel Veil
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By Jack MarshallCoffee House Press, 2008
Jack Marshall’s new poems wed depictions of Middle Eastern widows “behind veils heavy / as the steel / veil of empire” with expressions of personal grief and political outrage. Marshall’s distinctive voice and elegant lyrics unite this multilayered collection.
Born in 1936 to Jewish parents who emigrated from Iraq and Syria, [...]
America & Other Poems
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By Ayukawa Nobuo, selected and translated by Shogo Oketani and Leza LowitzKaya Press, 2008
America and Other Poems is the first English translation of a single volume by the Japanese Modernist poet, Nobuo Ayukawa. One of Japan’s most influential yet overlooked poets, Ayukawa was an important voice for peace and probity in the years that followed [...]
