When We Only Have the Earth

by Abdourahman A. Waberi

In this ode to the earth and all its living creatures, French Djiboutian poet, novelist, and essayist Abdourahman A. Waberi sounds the alarm about our imperiled planet, where "the Sahel rises in you, in me / the Red Sea boils in you, in me / Nunvut is melting in you, in me." This translation by Nancy Naomi Carlson preserves the rich musicality of the original French, as well as its frequent use of wordplay and often unusual word choice.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1496241355
• ISBN13: 9781496241351
• Release Date: March 2025
• Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
• Length: 66 Pages