The Scent of Your Shadow Raja Alem

The Scent of Your Shadow Raja AlemPoetry Book Society Recommended Translation Summer 2010 Arc Visible Poets translation series, no. 29 My soul is like these threads of spider silk tensed criss cross between two apple trees Rooted in an ancient folk song tradition, Kristiina Ehin's poetry is both universal and deeply personal; her language is direct and simple, yet she expresses herself so vividly that her joys and sorrows become the reader's own. These poems, beautifully translated by

Mohammad al-Abbas – Women Novelists in Saudi Arabia

He has translated several poets into French

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Reem Ghanyem

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Ebtisam al-Mualla – 'A Dying Light'