A Boat to Lesbos: And Other Poems

By Nouri al-Jarrah

Book Overview

A Boat to Lesbos, by Syrian poet Nouri al-Jarrah (his first collection in English translation), was written as Syrian refugees endured frightening journeys across the Mediterranean before arriving on the small island. Set out like a Greek tragedy, it is dramatic witness to the horrors and ravages they suffered, seen through the eye of history, the poetry of Sappho and the travels of Odysseus. In 2021 A Boat to Lesbos was shortlisted for the inaugural Sarah Maguire Prize for Poetry in Translation.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 099563694X
• ISBN13: 9780995636941
• Release Date: April 2018
• Publisher: Banipal Publishing
• Length: 120 Pages
• Weight: 0.39 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 4.9" x 7.7"