Our October culture bouquet arrives a bit late, but heavy on poetry, original, and translated; Marilyn Hacker, Deema Shehabi, and Sheida Dayani share their new poems. Sinan Antoon translates Amjad Nasser and Ghatfan Ghannum, and Suneela Mubayi translates a poem by Wadi Saadeh. Margot Badran reviews Qarm Qart's latest exhibtion:
Margot Badran, Moving in the Maze with Cairene Artist Qarm Qart
Marilyn Hacker and Deema Shehabi, Excerpts from Diaspo/Renga
Sheida Dayani, The Ordinary Man of this Neighborhood
Amjad Nasser, Questioning Ibn Arabi, tr. Sinan Antoon
Wadi Saadeh, An Attempt to Reach Beirut from Beirut, tr. Suneela Mubayi
Ghatfan Ghannum, To Carry Sisyphys and the Rock Together, tr. Sinan Antoon