Fifteen Iraqi Poets

By: Dunya Mikhail

Fifteen Iraqi Poets compiles fifteen poems, each written by a different, prominent twentieth-century Iraqi poet. Selected, with commentary, by award-winning Iraqi-American poet, Dunya Mikhail, this little anthology is the perfect introduction to a glorious literature that traces its roots back to ancient Sumer -- a poetry written by those who have lived through a state of continuous wars and massacres, their laments often opening with a plea to their...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0811221792
• ISBN13: 9780811221795
• Release Date: December 2013
• Publisher: New Directions Publishing Corporation
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.8"