The Poetry Of Arab Women: A Contemporary Anthology

Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references; Chiefly translated from Arabic. Publisher Marketing: Arab women poets work within one of the oldest literary traditions in the world, yet they are virtually unknown in the West. Uniting Arab women poets from the all over the Arab World anti abroad, Nathalie Handal has put together an outstanding collection that introduces poets who write in Arabic, French, English, and Swedish, among them some of the twentieth century's most accomplished poets and today's most exciting new voices. Translated by distinguished translators and poets from around the world, The Poetry of Arab Women showcases the work of 82 poets, among them: Etel Adnan, Andre Chedid, Salma Khadra Jayyusi, Naomi Shihab Nye, and Fadwa Tuqan. Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 03/12/2001 pg. 87 (EAN 9781566563741, Paperback) Booklist 03/15/2001 pg. 1348 (EAN 9781566563741, Paperback) Foreword 08/01/2001 pg. 68 (EAN 9781566563741, Paperback) Publishers Weekly 03/11/2001 (EAN 9781566563741, Paperback) Wilson Public Library Catalog 12/31/2008 pg. 874 (EAN 9781566563741, Paperback) Wilson Public Library Catalog 01/01/2013 pg. 1054 (EAN 9781566563741, Paperback) Contributor Bio:  Handal, Nathalie Handal is a poet, playwright, and writer, who has lived in Europe, the United States, the Caribbean, Latin America, and the Middle East. She is the poetry review editor for Sable (UK) and associate artist and development executive for the production company, the Kazbah Project. She teaches at Columbia University.