Results for "Mattawa, Khaled"

The first full collection of poetry in English from this major contemporary Iraqi poet.... Read More about Miracle Maker: The Selected Poems of Fadhil Al-Azzawi (Lannan Translations Selections)

First American publication of Syrian poet Maram al-Massri, presented in a bilingual Arabic-English edition.... Read More about A Red Cherry on a White-Tiled Floor: Selected Poems (Lannan Literary Selections)

Through poetry, fiction, essays, and drama, both seasoned and upcoming writers confront issues not previously addressed in Arab American writing. These unique cultural endeavors reveal the multileveled textures of the exiles of new Arab writing.... Read More about Post Gibran: Anthology of New Arab American Writing

From "Heartsong" And I say come like a stranger, like a featherfalling on an old woman's shoulder, like a hawkthat comes to feed from her hands, come like a mystery, like sunlight rain, a blessing, a bus falling off a bridge, come like a deserting soldier, a murderer chased by law, like a girl pros... Read More about Amorisco

Khaled Mattawa’s poetry contains “the complexity of a transnational identity” (MacArthur Fellowship citation)Fugitive Atlas is a sweeping, impassioned account of refugee crises, military occupations, and ecological degradation, an acute and probing journey through a world in upheaval. Khaled Mattawa... Read More about Fugitive Atlas: Poems

In Mahmoud Darwish: The Poet's Art and His Nation, Mattawa pays tribute to one of the most celebrated and well-read poets of our era. With detailed knowledge of Arabic verse and a firm grounding in Palestinian history, Mattawa explores the ways in which Darwish's aesthetics have played a crucial rol... Read More about Mahmoud Darwish: The Poet's Art and His Nation