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You can be the last leaf : selected poems

Summary: "Translated from the Arabic and introduced by Fady Joudah, You Can Be the Last Leaf draws on two decades of work to present the transcendent and timely US debut of Palestinian poet Maya Abu Al-Hayyat"--

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  • ISBN: 9781571315403
  • ISBN: 1571315403
  • ISBN: 9781571317513
  • Physical Description: print
    103 pages ; 22 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: Minneapolis, Minnesota : Milkweed Editions, 2022.

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note: Machine generated contents note: I. (from The Book of Fear, 2021) -- My House -- A Road for Loss -- What If -- Ordinary Grief -- From, To -- Fear -- Like a Domestic Animal -- We -- I Don't Ask Anymore -- Massacres -- Similarities -- Plans -- Your Laughter -- Return -- Some Microbes -- Ads -- Art -- Revision -- You Can't -- II. (From House Dresses and Wars, 2016) -- Lovers Swap Language -- Search -- The Kids Are Screaming Now -- Out from under a House Dress -- Mothers Arrange Their Aches at Night -- Revolution -- We Were Young, You Gave Us a Home -- Oh My We've Grown -- Penniless -- I Suffer a Phobia Called Hope -- I Burn Time -- We Could Die in a Traffic Accident -- Sex -- My Laugh -- Since They Told Me My Love Won't Be Coming Back from the War -- Whistling -- Daily I Imagine Them -- I'm Not Saying You Lie -- I Don't Believe in Greats -- Wedding Anniversary -- Wishes -- Trash -- Energy -- III. (From That Smile, That Heart, 2012) -- Mahmoud -- Children -- Elegy for the Desire of Mothers -- Almost Dead, Almost Alive -- Psychology News -- Daydream -- That Smile, That Heart -- Empty Repetitive State -- I Didn't Love and Wasn't Loved -- I -- In Love -- IV. (From What She Spoke of Him, 2006) -- A Contemporary Novel -- About Him -- The Upcoming Dervish Dance -- What She Left in You -- The Looming Wide Path.
Language Note:
Translated from the Arabic.
Subject: Abū al-Ḥayyāt, Māyā Translations into English
Genre: poetry.
Poetry.
Translations.
Poetry.
Poésie.

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Homer Public Library 892.71 ABU (Text) 000167863 Nonfiction Available -

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24510. ‡aYou can be the last leaf : ‡bselected poems / ‡cMaya Abu Al-Hayyat ; translated Fady Joudah.
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546 . ‡aTranslated from the Arabic.
50500. ‡aMachine generated contents note: ‡gI. ‡t(from The Book of Fear, 2021) -- ‡tMy House -- ‡tA Road for Loss -- ‡tWhat If -- ‡tOrdinary Grief -- ‡tFrom, To -- ‡tFear -- ‡tLike a Domestic Animal -- ‡tWe -- ‡tI Don't Ask Anymore -- ‡tMassacres -- ‡tSimilarities -- ‡tPlans -- ‡tYour Laughter -- ‡tReturn -- ‡tSome Microbes -- ‡tAds -- ‡tArt -- ‡tRevision -- ‡tYou Can't -- ‡gII. ‡t(From House Dresses and Wars, 2016) -- ‡tLovers Swap Language -- ‡tSearch -- ‡tThe Kids Are Screaming Now -- ‡tOut from under a House Dress -- ‡tMothers Arrange Their Aches at Night -- ‡tRevolution -- ‡tWe Were Young, You Gave Us a Home -- ‡tOh My We've Grown -- ‡tPenniless -- ‡tI Suffer a Phobia Called Hope -- ‡tI Burn Time -- ‡tWe Could Die in a Traffic Accident -- ‡tSex -- ‡tMy Laugh -- ‡tSince They Told Me My Love Won't Be Coming Back from the War -- ‡tWhistling -- ‡tDaily I Imagine Them -- ‡tI'm Not Saying You Lie -- ‡tI Don't Believe in Greats -- ‡tWedding Anniversary -- ‡tWishes -- ‡tTrash -- ‡tEnergy -- ‡gIII. ‡t(From That Smile, That Heart, 2012) -- ‡tMahmoud -- ‡tChildren -- ‡tElegy for the Desire of Mothers -- ‡tAlmost Dead, Almost Alive -- ‡tPsychology News -- ‡tDaydream -- ‡tThat Smile, That Heart -- ‡tEmpty Repetitive State -- ‡tI Didn't Love and Wasn't Loved -- ‡tI -- ‡tIn Love -- ‡gIV. ‡t(From What She Spoke of Him, 2006) -- ‡tA Contemporary Novel -- ‡tAbout Him -- ‡tThe Upcoming Dervish Dance -- ‡tWhat She Left in You -- ‡tThe Looming Wide Path.
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