Resurrecting Adonis and Shaking Hands with the Swedes
To satisfy those fans of Arab literature, or those just getting turned on to the subject, Banipal is bringing out its newest issue, Banipal 41, available now. Founded in 1998 and published for the last thirteen years, Banipal is an independent Arab literature magazine distributing contemporary work from all parts of the ...
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Adonis: Selected Poems
Anyone here in the United States who has paid attention to Nobel Prize predictions these last few years is undoubtedly familiar with the name Adonis, though probably unfamiliar with his poetry. This may have less to do with American philistinism and more to do with the lack of English translations of his work. Luckily, Yale ...
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Latest Review: "Adonis Selected Poems"
The latest addition to our Reviews Section is a piece by Vincent Francone on Adonis’ Selected Poems, which Yale brought out not too long ago in Khaled Mattawa’s translation. Vincent Francone has written for us a few times in the past and is a reader for TriQuarterly Online, a site that should probably be on our ...
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Adonis on Charlie Rose
Perennially picked as a Nobel Prize favorite, Adonis is a Syrian poet and essayist, who appeared on the Charlie Rose Show earlier this week. It’s an interesting segment, and it’s always great to see fellow Rochester-based publisher BOA Editions get some serious national attention. They published Adonis’ ...
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