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We Call to the Eye and to the Night

We Call to the Eye and to the Night

Love Poems by Writers of Arab Descent
Poetry
Pages
240
Published
2023
Language
English

Synopsis

We Call to the Eye & the Night gathers almost two-hundred vibrant English-language love poems by contemporary writers of Arab descent, including eminent poets and those who have just begun to make their mark. With roots in diverse countries, they represent a breathtaking intersection of voices, experiences, and perspectives. Their poems divulge secret yearnings, discover the remarkable in the everyday, and conjure people and places that resonate after they are gone. Featured, of course, are evocative explorations of love and of the beloved; there are also poems of friendship and family, heritage and homeland, transporting us from city centers to the depths of the sea and to the stars above. Exquisitely curated and introduced by acclaimed authors Hala Alyan and Zeina Hashem Beck, We Call to the Eye & the Night is at once sexy, sensuous, adventurous, nostalgic, and iconoclastic—a treasury of love emanating from the Arab world and its diaspora.

Prose complexity
7/10

Vibe

RomanticNostalgicReflectiveEmotional

Genres

Poetry

Authors

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Hala Alyan

Hala Alyan is a Palestinian American novelist and poet, best known for her debut novel Salt Houses. She writes about family, displacement, and home through both fiction and poetry. Her work also includes the novel The Arsonists' City and several collections of verse.

Z
Zeina Hashem Beck

Zeina Hashem Beck writes poetry with a strong sense of place and sound. Her collections include "We Call to the Eye and to the Night," which explores themes of home and displacement. Her work often features a musical quality and a focus on everyday life.

Characters

Hala AlyanSupporting
Zeina Hashem BeckSupporting
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