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Lighthouse for the Drowning : Poems by Fakhr al-Dīn, Jawdat;Fakhreddine, Huda;Iwen, Jayson is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Lighthouse for the Drowning : Poems about?
Three profiles of death -- Glow -- September -- Preparation -- Foxes -- Seas -- Do I take refuge in myself -- For Yemen -- An evening in old Sanaa -- Elevation -- How long this day of mine -- There in the winter -- A lighthouse for the drowning -- Forty -- Grass -- Distraction -- Heavy essence -- Day -- Night -- Light Pulse -- Land -- Stars -- Bird -- My evening there -- The slanted balcony -- The sky that denied me -- Winter's words -- Birds of regret -- Smoke -- Dying directions.;This first US publication of Jawdat Fakhreddine, one of the major Lebanese names in modern Arabic poetry establishes a revolutionary dialogue between foreign, Modernist values and Classical Arabic tradition. Fakhreddine's unique poetic voice is a remarkable accomplishment: a breakthrough for the poetic language of his generation that presents poetry as a beacon, a bright light that both opposes and penetrates all forms of darkness.
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Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Fakhr al-Dīn, Jawdat;Fakhreddine, Huda;Iwen, Jayson
- Publisher
- BOA Editions, Limited; BOA Editions Ltd.
- Published
- 2017
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781942683391
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Poetry, Literary Collections, Literary Fiction
- Rating
- 5 / 5 (2 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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