Arab women poets work within one of the oldest literary traditions in the world, yet they are virtually unknown in the West. Uniting Arab women poets from the all over the Arab World anti abroad, Nathalie Handal has put together an outstanding collection that introduces poets who write in Arabic, French, English, and Swedish, among them some of the twentieth century's most accomplished poets and today's most exciting new voices.Translated by distinguished translators and poets from around the world, The Poetry of Arab Women showcases the work of 82 poets, among them: Etel Adnan, Andre Chedid, Salma Khadra Jayyusi, Naomi Shihab Nye, and Fadwa Tuqan.
- ISBN10 1566563747
- ISBN13 9781566563741
- Publish Date 30 September 2015
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 3 November 2010
- Publish Country US
- Publisher Interlink Publishing Group, Inc
- Imprint Interlink Books
- Format Paperback
- Pages 378
- Language English