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Language for a New Century: Contemporary Poetry from the Middle East, Asia and Beyond
Edited by Tina Chang, Nathalie Handal and Ravi Shankar
Heralded as a 'beautiful achievement for world literature', Language for a New Century brings together an unprecedented selection of works by East Asian, Middle Eastern, South Asian and Central Asian poets. Arranged around nine themes childhood, identity, the avant-garde, politics and oppression, mystery, war, homeland, mortality and eros this unique offering will broaden your horizons to the cultural and artistic forces burgeoning in the East.
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| Drives
by Leontia Flynn
Leontia Flynn's new collection brushes past the difficult second book dangers with a winning dose of angry, buoyant disenchantment and mischievous dexterity. Taking journeys as its central motif, Drives is a restless, roving log of trips both actual and metaphorical. On Belfast, on writers past and while dawdling on memory lane, this collection is particularly engaging.
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Fit Like, Yer Majesty
Edited by Sheena Blackhall, Bill Burnett and Les Wheeler
Fit Like, Yer Majesty is bursting with rhymes for 21st century Loons and Quines of all ages, and, jostling with charming illustrations by Bob Dewar, is worth a good delve whether or no you speak the Doric. A dinosaur, a Ghostie, muckle wifies, the Queen and much more make this a braw book for bedtime or classroom reading.
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Allen Ginsberg
Selected by Mark Ford
A new and welcome addition to the Faber Poet-to-Poet canon, this is a handsome little offering of Ginsberg's work, chosen by critic Mark Ford. An accessible, passionate introduction opens onto a tasty selection of Ginsberg greats, including 'Howl', and all in a handy, tote-friendly package. Is that a Ginsberg in your pocket, or
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New Writing Scotland 26: Bucket of Frogs
Edited by Liz Niven & Brian Whittingham
This annual anthology combines new poetry with drama and short fiction in English, Gaelic and Scots and invites submissions from any writers resident in Scotland or Scots by birth or upbringing. Result? A fresh and surprising mix of genres and subjects, which travels away from but never loses sight of its Scottish anchor.
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