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- All Faces but Mine: The Poetry of Samih Al-Qasim
- Book
- 2015
- Published by: Syracuse University Press
- Series: Middle Eastern Literature in Translation
summary
All Faces but Mine gathers selected poems from the acclaimed Palestinian poet Samih Al-Qasim (1934–2014). A contemporary of Mahmoud Darwish, Al-Qasim was a celebrated resistance poet whose passionate call for independence inspired a generation of poets. In this award-winning volume, poems are drawn from fourteen of the poet’s collections published over the last twenty years in addition to some of his final works. Lu’lu’a’s fluid translation captures both Al-Qasim’s innovative style and the emotional tenor of his poetry.
Table of Contents
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- Introduction
- pp. vii-xiv
- 1. Collected Works, Volume 3 (1991)
- Treachery Hillock
- p. 10
- A Minor Point
- p. 11
- The Last Target
- p. 12
- Cluster Poem
- pp. 14-15
- What Can Be Done?
- p. 16
- What Wonder!
- p. 17
- Death Oration
- p. 18
- The 6 p.m. Bus Is Late
- pp. 20-21
- Resurrection
- p. 22
- The Captive
- p. 23
- Charlie Betton
- p. 24
- The Unknown Soldier
- p. 26
- Bruxelles, June 6, 1981
- pp. 29-31
- Resurrection
- p. 33
- War Victims
- p. 34
- Revenge of the Dead
- p. 35
- Rendezvous
- p. 36
- Punishment Song
- p. 37
- A Meeting in Exile
- p. 39
- Taxi Driver
- p. 46
- Last Letter
- p. 48
- Mosaic on the Dome of the Rock
- pp. 49-53
- The Intifadah
- pp. 54-57
- Asking No Permission
- p. 58
- Departure Song
- p. 60
- Thunderbolt
- p. 61
- The Invaders
- p. 62
- The Phoenix
- p. 64
- 2. Elusive Land (1995)
- Midnight Physiognomy
- pp. 71-72
- A Letter from Tawfiq Zayyad
- pp. 73-79
- Palestine First
- pp. 81-92
- 3. I’ll Get Out of My Image One Day (2000)
- A Palestinian Love Song
- pp. 95-96
- Departure Poem
- pp. 101-109
- 4. Funeral Oration by the Deceasedat His Memorial Celebration (2000)
- At His Memorial Celebration
- pp. 115-132
- 5. Atlantis King (2003)
- A Flock Poem
- pp. 135-154
- 6. Visions of Nostrasamihdamos (2006)
- Selections from 111 Visions
- pp. 157-158
- 7. A Very Personal Conversation with Mahmood Darwish (2009)
- A Migration Poem for Mahmood Darwish
- pp. 161-165
- A Very Personal Conversation
- pp. 177-180
- 8. I Regret (2009)
- (A Flock Poem)
- pp. 183-220
- 9. Collage 2 (2009)
- Selections
- pp. 223-230
- 10. Regardless (2012)
- Selections
- pp. 233-238
- 11. Collage 3 (2012)
- Selections
- pp. 251-254
- 12. Collage 4 (2014)
- Selections
- pp. 257-259
- His Very Last Line of Poetry
- pp. 261-262
- About the Author
- pp. 263-264
- Back Cover
- p. 265
Additional Information
ISBN
9780815653288
Related ISBN(s)
9780815610526
MARC Record
OCLC
929784206
Pages
288
Launched on MUSE
2016-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No