The Silence That Remains: Selected Poems - Ghassan Zaqtan

Descriere The Silence That Remains: Selected Poems - Ghassan Zaqtan

\n[A] rare occurrence in the poetry world.--American Book Review\n \nAs a child, Ghassan Zaqtan lived in a refugee camp near the River Jordan. While that painful experience deeply influenced his poetry, when Zaqtan was awarded the prestigious Griffin International Prize, the judges noted: His words turn dark into light, hatred into love, death into life. His magic leads us to the clearing where hope becomes possible, where healing begins across individuals, countries, races.\n \nWhen interviewed by PBS for their special on Palestinian poets, Zaqtan said, I am not the kind of person who will walk in front of the demonstration. I walk behind the demonstration in order to collect the small things that may fall, whether it's the handkerchief or a child's backpack or a purse.\n \nThis generous volume represents two decades of incandescent creativity.\n \nHandkerchief\n \nNothing's left to say between us \neverything went \ninto the train that hid its whistle \nin the smoke that didn't become a cloud \nin the departure that gathered your limbs \nNothing's left to say between us \nso let your death be \nthe insight of dazzling silver \nand let the sun of those cities \nbe a rose on your shoulders\n \nGhassan Zaqtan is the author of over a dozen books of poetry and fiction, and has edited the poetry journal Al-Soua'ra and the literary magazine of the Palestine Liberation Organization, Bayader. He lives in the West Bank city of Ramallah, where he is the Founding Director of The House of Poetry.\n \nThis ambitious collection by Palestine's leading poet provides a documentary perspective of an embattled region through delicate narratives and lyricism.

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Copper Canyon Press

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9781556595141

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1

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