Let Me Tell You What I Saw by Adnan al-Sayegh, Jenny Lewis, R... - 9781781726020

Name: Let Me Tell You What I Saw by Adnan al-Sayegh, Jenny Lewis, R... - 9781781726020
Brand: Poetry Wales Press

Poetry Wales Press

Let Me Tell You What I SawExtracts from Uruk's Anthem\nAuthor(s): Adnan al-Sayegh, Jenny Lewis, Ruba Abughaida\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Poetry Wales Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Seren\nISBN-13: 9781781726020, 978-1781726020\nSynopsis\nUruks Anthem has been described as beautiful, powerful and courageous and at the same time apocalyptic and terrifying in its unwavering scrutiny of, and opposition to, oppression and dictatorship wherever it occurs in the world. Fusing ancient Arabic and Sumerian poetic traditions with many innovative and experimental features of both Arabic and Western literature, Uruks Anthem might best be described as a modernist dream poem that frequently strays into nightmare; yet it is also imbued with a unique blend of history, mythology, tenderness, lyricism, humour and surrealism.\n\nIt took twelve years to write [tel]. During eight years of that time Adnan was forced to fight in the Iran-Iraq War. Many of his friends were killed and he spent eighteen .