Book record
Mihyar of Damascus, his songs
Adūnīs
Translated from Arabic by Adnan Haydar, Michael Beard
Mihyar of Damascus, his songs, by Adūnīs, is a Arabic poetry collection from Syria, translated by Adnan Haydar, Michael Beard, published by BOA Editions in 2008. It is an essential Adonis volume built around a figure of metamorphosis, rebellion, and lyric re-invention. There is enough factual grounding here to place the book, but the real test is readerly. Does the poem leave an image behind; does it change the room; does it ask the tongue to behave differently for a moment? This collection earns its place because it keeps that possibility open. That small hesitation matters, because poetry often begins where summary stops being enough.
- Published
- 2008
- Publisher
- BOA Editions
- Language
- Arabic
- Country
- Syria
- ISBN
- 9781934414088