| Naming the Dawn Contributor(s): Waberi, Abdourahman a. (Author), Carlson, Nancy Naomi (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0857425463 ISBN-13: 9780857425461 Publisher: Seagull Books OUR PRICE: $17.10 Product Type: Hardcover Published: May 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Collections |
| Series: Africa List |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.3" W x 8.7" (0.40 lbs) 96 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The poems in this new volume by Abdourahman A. Waberi are introspective and inquisitive, reflecting a deep spiritual bond--with words, with the history of Islam and its great poets, with the landscapes those poets walked, among which Waberi grew up. The sage yearns here for the simplicity of each individual moment to somehow become eternal, for the histories and people that are part of him--his mother, his wife, his unborn child, the sacred texts that ground his being--to come together harmoniously within him, and to emerge through his words. Lyrical and personal, but with powerful historical and cultural resonances, these poems are the work of a master at the height of his powers. |
Contributor Bio(s): Carlson, Nancy Naomi: - Nancy Naomi Carlson is a poet, translator, and editor based in Maryland. A recipient of a literature translation fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts, she is also a senior translation editor for Tupelo Quarterly. |