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How Can I Call What Is between Us a Past?

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Adonis, Edited by Bei Dao, Shelby Chan, Gilbert Fong, Lucas Klein, and Christopher Mattison
2013
Published by: The Chinese University of Hong Kong Press
Series: International Poetry Nights in Hong Kong 2013
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Following the convening of Hong Kong International Poetry Nights 2013, The World of Words is a collection of selected works by some of the most internationally acclaimed poets today. The poem of "How Can I Call What Is between Us a Past?" by Adonis (Syria) is finest contemporary poetry in trilingual or bilingual presentation.

Table of Contents

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Title Page

Poet

Contents

pp. 3-5

1. Between Your Eyes and Mine

pp. 6-8

2. Seven Days

pp. 9-11

3. I Said unto You

pp. 12-14

4. A Homeland

pp. 15-17

5. The Beginning of Poetry

pp. 18-20

6. King of the Winds

pp. 21-24

7. To Sisyphus

pp. 25-27

8. I Imagine My Love

pp. 28-30

9. How Can I Call What Is between Us a Past?

pp. 31-33

10. Maybe

pp. 34-36

11. Music

pp. 37-39

12. To the Poem

pp. 40-44

13. Celebrating Childhood

pp. 45-62

14. Travel Guide to the Forest of Meaning

pp. 63-69

About the Poet

Copyright

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