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dreesreads's review
4.0
This volume has poems in Arabic and their English translations on facing pages. Which is interesting, because even single-word and short lines with the same word don't match in the Arabic, which obviously means some thing about tense and structure and word order.
Some of these are excellent, as in any anthology. My favorite was by Saadiah Murfarreh (Kuwait). Other standouts for me were Flying by Iman Mersal (Egypt) and The Key by Ines Abassi (Tunisia).
Many (but not all) of these poems have a consistent theme of war--whether it be fear, uncertainty, prison camps, loss (of life or land).
Some of these are excellent, as in any anthology. My favorite was by Saadiah Murfarreh (Kuwait). Other standouts for me were Flying by Iman Mersal (Egypt) and The Key by Ines Abassi (Tunisia).
Many (but not all) of these poems have a consistent theme of war--whether it be fear, uncertainty, prison camps, loss (of life or land).
drewsof's review
5.0
A terrific collection of a swath of poetry new to the English-speaking world. I adore this 'Calico' line from Two Lines and look forward to many more discoveries like this one and THAT WE MAY LIVE.
literarymarvel's review against another edition
5.0
A stunning and diverse collection of Arabic poetry - all of the contributors have wonderfully talented and unique voices. Beautiful.
acweber's review against another edition
5.0
So impressed and moved by everything about this little book -- the layout, the excellence of the translations, the chorus of these voices.
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