arabic poetry

Contains sixty-two Arabic love poems drawn from seventh-century poet Qays b. al-Mulawwah. Each poem includes the Arabic script and an English translation on the facing page. The poems reflect the love Qays had for his cousin, Leyla al-Amiriya, and are representative of platonic or virginal love poems during the Ummayad era (661?750).

A collection of poetry that represents myth and history of the pain and injustice of a displaced people; and is written in both English and Arabic.

Bilingual anthology of classical and modern Arabic poems, from the sixth century to the twenty-first century, with English and Arabic text on facing pages.

Presents a collection of Arabic poetry from twentieth century poets Adonis, Mahmud Darwish, and Samih al-Qasim. Presented in English and Arabic.

A mini-anthology of Iraqi poetry by fifteen poets.

A collection of more than one hundred poems by contemporary Arab poet Adonis.

Discusses how Arabic poetry addresses issues of modernity and tradition in pieces composed from the 1950s to the 2000s; focusing on selfhood, individuality, community, religion, ideology, nation, class, and gender; and also discussing Shi'i poetics, women's poetry, and other issues.

Contains a collection of poems by exiled Iraqi writer, Dunya Mikhail, exploring the realities of oppression and liberation through the literary tradition of Mesopotamian mythology and Western modernism.

A collection of poems by Arab women.