Quatrains : Poetry from Iraq

Though the poems are written originally in English, in this book, the author successfully and with great care transfers the beautiful Arabic rhythm, rhyme, and musicality to English quatrains. Many quatrains comprise entire poems, while others are part of a larger structure. Some are about the experience of losing country and home, despair, hope, and attempts to retain shreds of dignity. These are stirring and sad. Many others are love poems where the verses turned into wisdom phrases. There are even jokes transformed into rhyming verses. All channeled in by the unique voice of an exiled Poet. Read more