Come, Take a Gentle Stab: Selected Poems

by Salim Barakat

Book Overview

Introduces renowned Kurdish-Syrian writer Salim Barkat to an English audience for the first time, with translated selections from his most acclaimed works of poetry.

Although Salim Barakat is one of the most renowned and respected contemporary writers in Arabic letters, he remains virtually unknown in the English-speaking world. This first collection of his poetry in English, representing every stage of his career, remedies that startling...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1803091959
• ISBN13: 9781803091952
• Release Date: March 2023
• Publisher: Seagull Books
• Length: 132 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.1" x 9.1"