Poet, philosopher, and artist, Kahlil Gibran (1883 – 1931) was born in Lebanon.The millions of Arabic-speaking peoples familiar with his writings in that language consider him the genius of his age and he was a man whose fame and influence spread far beyond the country of his birth. His poetry has been translated into more […]
Part of the rich legacy of the Middle East is a poetic record stretching back five millennia. This unparalleled repository of knowledge – across different languages, cultures and religions – allows us to examine continuity and change in human expression from the beginnings of writing to the present day. In Warfare and Poetry in the […]
The Libyan landscape is one of the most diverse and breathtaking, replete with barren deserts, vast ocean coasts, and a stunning display of earth’s elements. Al-Koni, an award-winning and critically acclaimed Arabic writer, reflects on this fragile environment and the increasing threats to its existence in “A Sleepless Eye,” a collection of the poet’s desert […]
These beautiful love poems, by one of the world s greatest mystics, promises you that one day love will come to you. They evoke that special joy and excitement in the newness of love and the desire it awakens in you. But, as Khalil Gibran follows love s course, from spring to summer and autumn, […]
“Baghdad: The City in Verse” captures the essence of life lived in one of the world’s great enduring metropolises. In this unusual anthology, Reuven Snir offers original translations of more than 170 Arabic poems–most of them appearing for the first time in English–which represent a cross-section of genres and styles from the time of Baghdad’s […]
A major collection of contemporary Palestinian poetry translated by 24 of Scotland’s very best writers including Alasdair Gray, Liz Lochhead, James Robertson, Jackie Kay, William Letford, Aonghas MacNeacail, DM Black, Tom Pow, Ron Butlin and John Glenday. A Bird is not a Stone is a unique cultural exchange, giving both English and Arabic readers a […]
Alone Together is a collection of poems in 2 languages that resulted from a correspondence that started by post and continued virtually.