Middle Eastern Poetry

Um Gilgamesch, den König der sumerischen Stadt Uruk in Mesopotamien, rankt sich ein Bestand mythisch-sagenhafter Erzählungen, die berichten, wie er nach allerhand großen Heldentaten dem Schicksal seiner Endlichkeit zu entgehen versucht. Unsterblichkeit aber, das muss der Held einsehen, ist nur den Göttern gegeben, Sterben dagegen Teil der menschlichen Natur. Das Gilgamesch-Epos stammt aus dem babylonischen Raum und ist eine der ältesten überlieferten Dichtungen der Menschheit. Hier geht es gewaltige viertausend Jahre zurück in die Vergangenheit und hinab zu den tiefsten Wurzeln literarischer Gestaltungskraft.- Die älteste Dichtung der Welt- Das Gilgamesch-Epos ist das bekannteste Werk der akkadischen und der sumerischen Literatur. Es stammt vor allem aus dem babylonischen Raum und ist eine der ältesten überlieferten, schriftlich fixierten Dichtungen - Thomas Mann hat in 'Joseph und seine Brüder' Elemente der Gilgamesch-Mythologie in die Josephs-Legende verwoben

Poems of loss and liberation, the body and the human spirit: the astonishing debut collection from Palestinian poet Batool Abu Akleen 'In this book, I am collecting the parts of myself I have found, in case there isn't anyone there to do so if I am killed.'Each of the forty-eight poems assembled in this startling bilingual collection represents a single kilogram of a body's mass. In spare, stark language, Abu Akleen writes of a city under siege and a self under constant assault, articulating the personal and the public in the midst of unspeakable violence. 48kg immortalizes her voice and, in doing so, reaches out for a space of shared humanity.'One of the most viscerally affecting collections of poems I have ever read. Devastatingly precise and unforgettable images emerge from every line... What is happening in Gaza is a genocide not a war, but not since Akhmatova have I read poetry that so potently reckons with the relationship between war and the body. They create a new category of literary grace out of the cataclysm. These are poems of fire and agony, bombing and starvation, but they are also poems of grace, cleverness, tenderness and yearning. A great international poet arrives with this collection, but it is also a landmark work of resistance. No human should have to write their poetry from inside death's dominion, but Batool Abu Akleen has done it, and the result is truly astonishing.' -Max PorterTranslated from Arabic by the poet (with Graham Liddell, Wiam El-Tamami, Cristina Viti and Yasmin Zaher), edited by Dominic J. Jaeckle and Cristina Viti, and published in collaboration with Tenement Press.

Playtime in paradise is officially overAl Rosen was doing just fine, hiding out in Israel - until he decided to play Good Samaritan and rescue some elderly tourists from a hotel fire. Now his picture's been published in the press, and the guys he's been hiding from know exactly where he is. What's more, they're coming to find him - crooked lawyers, men with guns and money, and assorted members of the Detroit mob who are harbouring a serious grudge. Playtime in paradise is officially over; Rosen's a million miles from home but with a bull's-eye on his back. His only ally is a US marine who's been looking for war ... and has now found one.

Shahr-e-jaanaan sets out to recreate the universe of Urdu and Persian poetic tradition, its tropes both lenses and mirrors for the speaker's reality. As she maps her romances onto legends, directing their characters perform her own tragedy, their fantastical metaphors easily lend themselves to her fluctuating mental state. Cycling between delirious grandeur and wretched despair, she is torn between two selves-- the pitiable lover continually rejected, and the cruel, unattainable beloved comparable in her exaltation to a god. Shahr-e-jaanaan explores, interrogates, and distorts these dichotomies and their symbolism, calling into question the forces that elevate some to divinity even as they damn others to injustice and oppression.

Explore the enchanting works of Rumi in this beautifully packaged poetry collection.<BR><BR>For more than eight centuries, the poems of Persian mystic poet and Sufi master Jalaluddin Muhammad Balkhi Rumi have enthralled and inspired readers from every faith and background. Rumi’s enduring legacy is a testament to the universal themes of love, friendship, and spirituality found in his work. The Heart of Rumi features: <BR><BR>- A carefully curated selection of over 350 timeless Rumi poems, including “In Every Breath,” “Find Yourself a Friend,” and “I See Healing,” all masterfully translated by Iranian-American architect and writer, Nader Khalili- Alluring color illustrations that, together with Rumi’s spellbinding writing, create a magical reading experience- Gorgeous packaging including wood-free paper, a foil and debossed cover, rounded corners, a round spine, and a ribbon marker<BR>Gift your soul by indulging in the spiritual world of this thirteenth-century poet. The Heart of Rumi is the perfect read for poetry lovers and those who believe in a little bit of magic.<BR><BR>I SEE HEALING<BR><BR>i see healing<BR>in every pain<BR>i see compassion<BR>in every rage<BR>on the plains of the earth<BR>and in the nine levels<BR>under the dome<BR>of vast heavens<BR>i see only you<BR>in every stage

In this new Poetry collection, we embark on a journey exploring lost love, sadness and life, delving into depressive thoughts and dark nightmares, inviting readers to think beyond the meaning of words written, offering a peek into the bleak world where the Odyssey takes place, will we reach our destination? or get lost on the way? these 82 pages will take you through a melancholic read.

If in my heart I forgave him I'd never forget, he's just a stranger in the distance that I've never met. I've gone my whole life without him forced to stand on my own, knowing now why this man lived his life all alone.--------------------I have always been extremely passionate about all that I do and hold the utmost respect for the wonderful people I am blessed to have in my life. I literally wear my heart on my sleeve and believe strongly that everything happens for a reason with writing this book as the perfect example. With only a few random pages you're able to immediately identify the truth within my words and if nothing else hopefully be able to take something from them. This is as real as it gets, my story Unwritten portrayed through a series of poems designed to inspire any or (all of) its readers to trust in themselves and find peace in believing that all hearts can be free.

A new platform for contemporary art situated on the outskirtsof Riyadh near the At-Turaif UNESCO World HeritageSite, the 2024 Diriyah Contemporary Art Biennale, AfterRain, features more than eighty artists of different generations,presents many contributions from Saudi Arabiaand the Gulf region, and includes newly commissionedprojects and time-based works of art. This internationalgathering of artists is founded on a commitment to fosteringdialogue between Saudi Arabia and other parts ofthe world. The catalogue provides a visual and spatial navigationof the exhibition and the Biennale Encounters, aseries of talks, workshops, performances, poetry readings.A compendium of essays, literary texts, and poetry, thisbook also serves as a logbook, highlighting the format ofthe Biennale as a work-in-progress that unfolds over timein diverse collaborations with artists, musicians, chefs,architects, farmers, and botanists. This large-scale internationalart project and its publication capture and reflecton an exciting moment within a changing Saudi Arabiancultural landscape.

Die Parabeln und Gleichnisse aus Khalil Gibrans 'Der Narr' gehören neben seinem bekanntesten Werk 'Der Prophet' zu den eindrücklichsten Texten des libanesischen Dichterphilosophen. In betörend schlichter Sprache erzählen sie von der menschlichen Suche nach Wahrheit und Aufrichtigkeit und dem Glück, das derjenige erfährt, der den Anfechtungen des Lebens gelassen zu begegnen weiß.- Eindrückliche Denkanstöße in betörend schlichter Sprache - Die 35 Gleichnisse, Gedichte und Parabeln zählen zu seinen beliebtesten Werken- Das englische Erstlingswerk des beliebten libanesisch-amerikanischen Dichterphilosophen- 'Khalil Gibran schwankt zwischen Kitsch und Kunst. Letztere überwiegt aber eindeutig.' Die Welt

90 classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin Books<BR><BR>Rumi's verses have been a balm for readers' souls for over eight centuries. This exquisite selection brings together some of the Persian mystic's most profound, evocative and transcendent works. Exploring passion, heartbreak, friendship, faith and the myriad ways in which we move through the world, these strikingly modern poems are perfect for those looking for inspiration, guidance, or endless delight.

Gregory Djanikian's Nostalgia for the Future: New and Selected Poems, written over several decades, takes for its many subjects romantic love and its difficulties, the horrors of the Armenian genocide of 1915, the émigré experience and the joys and struggles of acculturation, the allure of landscapes and vast distances, the polarity of our material life on earth and our longing for what is ethereal and elusive, all in tones that are humorous, elegiac, contemplative, lyrical, and suffused with a gratitude for the mysteriousness and wonder of life itself.

'Powerful, capacious and profound' OCEAN VUONG'A book you won't soon forget' ILYA KAMINSKY'Astonishing' TERRANCE HAYESLONGLISTED FOR THE 2025 DYLAN THOMAS PRIZEFROM THE WINNER OF THE 2025 PULITZER PRIZE FOR COMMENTARYA deeply powerful collection of poems about life in Gaza by acclaimed Palestinian poet, Mosab Abu Toha.Barely 30 years old, Mosab Abu Toha was already a well-known poet when the current assault on Gaza began. After the Israeli army bombed his house, pulverising a library he had painstakingly built for community use, he and his family fled for their safety. Not for the first time in their lives.Somehow, amid the chaos, Abu Toha kept writing poems. These are those poems. Uncannily clear, direct and beautifully tuned, they form one of the most astonishing works of art wrested from wartime. Here are directives for what to do in an air raid and lyrics about the poet's wife, singing to his children to distract them. Huddled in the dark, Abu Toha remembers his grandfather's oranges and his daughter's joy in eating them. Here are poems to introduce readers to his extended family, some of them no longer with us.Moving between glimpses of life in relative peacetime and absurdist poems about surviving in a barely liveable occupation, Forest of Noise invites a wide audience into an experience that defies the imagination - even as it is watched live. This is an extraordinary and arrestingly whimsical book, that brings us indelible art in a time of terrible suffering.'A glimpse into life in a besieged Gaza and what it's like to survive and find care, even hope, under the most dire of conditions'NEW YORK TIMES'If literature has any power to change the world or resist injustice, I think it must lie in the astounding poems of Mosab Abu Toha' NOREEN MASUD'The poems in Mosab Abu Toha's Forest of Noiseare urgent, prayerful howls in the bleakest of nights'ADA LIMÓN'Essential ... uses language to fight against those who would ignore his people's plight'JHALAK REVIEW

A follow-up to her ground-breaking translations of Rumi in Gold, poet and musician Haleh Liza Gafori translates a new selection of work by the great Persian mystic that will muster the soul and stir the spirit.<BR><BR>“Gafori’s selection boasts idiosyncratic connections and ear-catching tempo changes, from sequences and litanies to unimprovably terse epigrams: ‘Beloved, when your sweetness rains down / the price of rock candy plummets.’” —Christopher Spaide, LitHub<BR><BR> "Gafori’s translation is exceptional: contemporary, razor-sharp, and lyrically expansive but still unmistakably Rumi . . . an accessible, enjoyable, and essential entry point to Rumi’s work." —Publishers Weekly, starred review<BR><BR>Water expands on Gold, Haleh Liza Gafori's inspired and widely praised translation of the lyric poetry of the Persian mystic Rumi. As in Gold, Gafori renders with fluid grace and moving immediacy these indisputable masterworks of world literature, drawing on the deep well of Rumi’s work to bring out the worldly wit and wisdom that accompany his otherworldly summons. Behold the divine within and without, he tells us. Question the gnawing hunger for material possessions, fame, and fortune, and the fear of emptiness that drives it. Muster the soul, and experience a more compassionate and liberated state of mind. An eco-poet before his time, Rumi celebrates the immensity and wonder of the natural world while warning us of the havoc that greed and the pursuit of power wreak upon us and our world. His flights of dazzling imagery open up heart-stopping glimpses of the divine, challenging readers to wake from oblivion, and above all, to surrender to the transformative power of Love. <BR><BR>Gafori is an acclaimed vocalist and musician as well as a gifted linguist and poet, and in her translations Rumi's poetry sings and beckons as nowhere else. Hers is the work, as the poet Marilyn Hacker has said, "of someone who is at once an acute and enamored reader of the original Farsi text, a dedicated miner of context and backstory, and, best of all, a marvelous poet in English.”

*Celestial Threads* unveils creation as a divine, lifelong learning process-a luminous tapestry forever being woven. This pioneering work, inspired by Rumi's poetic vision, transforms Islamic foundational knowledge into 33 accessible, uplifting subjects. It presents a cyclonic, positive transfer of wisdom, making profound truths readily available to every seeker. More than a book, it is a universal bridge, demonstrating how humanity's shared quest for peace is woven into the very fabric of existence. Discover a revolutionary format that illuminates our interconnectedness and brings timeless spiritual truths into a radiant, new light for all.

90 Classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin BooksMay I remember always whenYour glance in secrecy met mine,And in my face your love was likeA visibly reflected sign.From the greatest and most popular of all Persian poets, a selection celebrating love, beauty and the profound connection between the human and the divine.

Muhammads Weisheit und Lehre für heuteSich vom Wort des Propheten Muhammad begleiten zu lassen - für Imam Benjamin Idriz ist das eine Selbstverständlichkeit. Hier lädt er dazu ein, es selbst zu probieren. Für jede Woche des Jahres bietet das Buch einen ausgewählten Abschnitt aus dem Koran und für jeden Freitag, Samstag und Sonntag eines Jahres, den Tagen also, die für Muslime, Juden und Christen die Ruhetage der Woche sind, einen Hadith, eine Lehraussage Muhammads. Ein Streifzug durch den Koran wird so ergänzt um die Auslegung, die Muhammad seiner Botschaft in konkreten Lebensfragen und Lebenssituationen gab. In aktueller Weise und zeitgemäßer Sprache wird so die Menschenfreundlichkeit und Weisheit, die Lebensdienlichkeit und Zugewandtheit deutlich, die dem Propheten und dem Islam innewohnen und die heute - von Muslimen und Nichtmuslimen - so oft übersehen werden.Ein Buch, das die Perspektive weitet, spirituell berührt und zum Gespräch einlädt.Ausstattung: durchgehend zweifarbig gestaltet

David Rokeah und sein Werk stehen für eine ganze Generation israelischer Dichter und Dichterinnen. Er wurde 1916 in eine Vielsprachenwelt im damaligen Lemberg, dem heutigen Lwiw hineingeboren. Er beherrschte Jiddisch, Hebräisch, Polnisch und Deutsch.1934 wanderte er ins damalige Palästina aus und entwickelte sich zu einem der bedeutendsten Dichter des jungen Staates. Seine Gedichte wurzeln in der jüdischen Tradition der Kabbala, des Chassidismus und nehmen zugleich die Erfahrung des 20. Jahrhunderts mit auf: die Verfolgung und Vernichtung des europäischen Judentums, den mühsamen Aufbau eines neuen Staates, die Vielsprachigkeit.Die größte Wirkung entfalteten David Rokeahs Gedichte in Deutschland. Wie ist das zu erklären? Michael Krüger, der Übersetzer, Autor, Verleger und nahe Freund des Dichters, zeigt, wie Rokeah seine Gedichte im Wesentlichen selbst ins Deutsche übersetzte - zusammen mit der lyrischen Avantgarde jener Zeit: Hans Magnus Enzensberger, Paul Celan, Erich Fried und anderen. Im Rückblick zeigt Michael Krüger eine einzigartige historische Konstellation auf: Zur modernen hebräischen Lyrik gehört wesentlich die Zweisprachigkeit - ein Brückenschlag vom Deutschen ins Hebräische.

"Si j'étais un verre" - Un recueil poétique qui vous transporte dans un monde où l'amour, la passion et les émotions brutes se mêlent à des images surréalistes. L'auteur, PoetJinn (Said Jamal Eddine), nous offre une ¿uvre unique écrite d'une manière qu'il qualifie lui-même d'"autistique", révélant une sensibilité profonde et un regard singulier sur les relations humaines.Au fil des pages, les mots se transforment en tableaux vivants où les corps aimés deviennent des paysages à explorer, où les sentiments se métamorphosent en objets du quotidien. Les poèmes oscillent entre tendresse et cruauté, désir et douleur, créant un mélange addictif qui captive le lecteur.Ce recueil, premier d'une série prévue jusqu'en 2039, s'adresse à ceux qui osent plonger dans les profondeurs de l'âme humaine, à la recherche de vérités universelles cachées derrière des images apparemment simples. Chaque poème est daté et numéroté, formant une sorte de journal intime poétique qui suit l'évolution des sentiments et des pensées de l'auteur.

Die erste deutsche Sammlung der populärsten israelischen Dichterin Agi Mishol. Hochaktuell, lebendig und zutiefst bewegend"Ein Palmenwischer streicht von der Himmelsscheibe / Wörter die blieben nachdem die Liebe ging." Agi Mishol ist die populärste Dichterin Israels, ihre Gedichte sind melancholisch, selbstironisch und berühren durch die Lebendigkeit ihrer erstaunlichen Bilder. Als Tochter von Holocaustüberlebenden geht die Lyrikerin auch den Spuren des heutigen Leids nach, ob sie über einen umgepflanzten Olivenbaum schreibt, der für die Entwurzelung der Palästinenser steht, oder von einer zwanzigjährigen Schahidin, die "unterm weiten Kleid schwanger mit Sprengstoff" geht. Trotz aller Konflikte überwiegen in Mishols Gedichten die Lichtblicke, denn auch wenn es "unter der Sonne nichts Neues gibt / über ihr vielleicht schon".

agriculture of grief: prayers for my father's dementia charts the gradual loss of a beloved parent to dementia. The poems here attempt to navigate multiple landscapes of mourning, multiple iterations of loss. They are quite literally grounded in grief, calling on Shomali's father's relationship to the land as a farmer and a Palestinian. The poems also reference Catholic faith practices, sacraments, and prayers. Shomali invokes, questions, and resists that religiosity as she reckons with her father's relationship to his faith. The poems are at times religious and at times sacrilegious. Written primarily in English, with some Arabic and Arabish interspersed throughout, the poems play with translation, transliteration, code switching, and refusal. The poems experiment with form and lyric, attendant to sound and song especially. Anchored in language and loss, agriculture of grief explores grief as the final form of love, and the capacity and limits of prayer as a kind of mourning.

In an increasingly globalised world, the cultures of Orient and ­Occident are no longer firmly separated. This hybridity is also a part of literature-a concept which needs to be explored in Translation Studies. This study examines its evolution across language, culture, literature, and translation. It introduces a sociolinguistic approach for studying marginalized hybrid texts and their translations into English, focusing on the power dynamics that dichotomize the world into First/Third worlds. The author examines how sociological factors in central societies affect the acceptance and recognition of marginalized literary works within Western literary circles and world literature. The study analyses classical and modern Persian literature. It highlights the double-voicedness in these texts. By illustrating how hybrid elements from Rúmí's mystical poems and Hidáyat's surrealistic prose are re­created in their English translations, it elevates the analysis of hybrid elements to a languacultural level.