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The War Works Hard
Revolutionary poetry by an exiled Iraqi woman.
Paperback, 79 pages
Published
April 1st 2005
by New Directions Publishing Corporation
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I had to chance to hear her read her work just the other day and she is AMAZING! She's an Iraqi/American who focuses a lot on war and love in her poetry.
The title poem "The War Works Hard" is worth picking up the book all on its own.
Not only does her work give insight to another culture and its perceptions but she happens to be a very skilled writer.
All the poems are translated and there is a small index of notes explaining of few of the terms tha...more
The title poem "The War Works Hard" is worth picking up the book all on its own.
Not only does her work give insight to another culture and its perceptions but she happens to be a very skilled writer.
All the poems are translated and there is a small index of notes explaining of few of the terms tha...more
A bloody, traumatic collection of poems from an Iraqi poet now living in the U.S. Filled with many moments of brilliance, the book occasionally relies on generic images to instill the horrors of war, torture and exile.
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