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- The Theory of Absence
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- 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 "The Theory of Absence" by Dunya Mikhail (Iraq) is finest contemporary poetry in trilingual or bilingual presentation.
Table of Contents
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- Title Page
- p. 1
- 1. The War Works Hard
- pp. 3-14
- 2. Shoemaker
- pp. 15-17
- 3. The Prisoner
- pp. 18-23
- 4. I Was in a Hurry
- pp. 24-29
- 5. The Theory of Absence
- pp. 30-33
- 6. The Artist Child
- pp. 34-39
- 7. Pronouns
- pp. 40-42
- 8. The Shape of the World
- pp. 43-45
- 9. In the Aquarium
- pp. 46-48
- 10. Song from Another Time
- pp. 49-51
- 11. Hong Kong
- pp. 52-61
- About the Poet
- pp. 62-63
- About the Series
- p. 65
Additional Information
ISBN
9789629969448
Related ISBN(s)
9789629966188
MARC Record
OCLC
899266225
Pages
64
Launched on MUSE
2015-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No
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