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y separately published work icon Feathers and the Horizon : A Selection of Modern Poetry from across the Arab World anthology   poetry  
Issue Details: First known date: 1989... 1989 Feathers and the Horizon : A Selection of Modern Poetry from across the Arab World
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Duffy, Weston Creek area, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory,:Leros Press , 1989 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
I Turned around and You Prayedi"I'm absorbed in my madness this evening;", Sarah Harib , Anne Fairbairn (translator) extract poetry (p. 62, 63)
Beloved, I've Been Here Since Morningi"Beloved, I've been there since morning,", Muhammad al-Harithi , Anne Fairbairn (translator) single work poetry (p. 64-67)
I Want to Bei"I want - in your eyes - to be", Zafir al-Hasan , Anne Fairbairn (translator) single work poetry (p. 68, 69)
The Miraclei"He grew accustomed to drought, to frost", Khalil Hawi , Anne Fairbairn (translator) single work poetry (p. 70, 71)
The City .. And Ii"This is me", Ahmad Abd al-Mu'ti Hijazi , Anne Fairbairn (translator) single work poetry (p. 72, 73)
Elegyi"When he closed his gentle eyelids and drifted off, I thought", Muhammad al-Makki Ibrahim , Anne Fairbairn (translator) single work poetry (p. 74, 75)
Cradlei"What is hidden emerges from you;", Sama' Isa , Anne Fairbairn (translator) single work poetry (p. 76, 77)
The Crushed Dolli"Oh doll that I created and worshipped, / as pagans worship a graven image.", Badawi al-Jabbal , Anne Fairbairn (translator) single work poetry (p. 78, 79)
Transplant of Consciencei"Doctors have achieved the impossible -", Muhammad Mhadi al-Jawahiri , Anne Fairbairn (translator) single work poetry (p. 80, 81)
Awakening - Song of a Girl Awaiting Her First Love -i"He will come to me .. Here are the roses of resplendent spring,", Salma al-Khadra al-Jayyusi , Anne Fairbairn (translator) single work poetry (p. 82, 83)
Apology to Godi"How can I pray, oh God?", Ilyas Khalil Juryis , Anne Fairbairn (translator) single work poetry (p. 84-87)
Deathi"Today my friend died;", Yusuf al-Khal , Anne Fairbairn (translator) single work poetry (p. 88, 89)
Twicei"Hind has come to her mother, / - God's sun and moon together -", Bisharah al-Khuri , Anne Fairbairn (translator) single work poetry (p. 90, 91)
The Stormi"Listen to the gale thundering across the mountains.", Salah Labaki , Anne Fairbairn (translator) single work poetry (p. 92, 93)
Her Face and the Walli"Between us there are two footsteps.", Hasan al-Lawzi , Anne Fairbairn (translator) single work poetry (p. 94, 95)
Neither You Nor Ii"I say happiness lies in dreams, / you claim dreams are man's enemy.", Iliya Abu Madi , Anne Fairbairn (translator) single work poetry (p. 96, 97)
From the Rubayi't of Sinbadi"Can a man be other than himself?", Haydar Mahmud , Anne Fairbairn (translator) single work poetry (p. 98, 99)
I Love You ... How Should I Love You?i"I am still searching among meanings", Ali Mirza Mahmud , Anne Fairbairn (translator) extract poetry (p. 100, 101)
Feari"A small word", Ahmad al-Majati , Anne Fairbairn (translator) single work poetry (p. 102, 103)
Silencei"Do you know the value of silence,", Ja'far Majid , Anne Fairbairn (translator) single work poetry (p. 104, 105)
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