The War Works Hard by Dunya Mikhail and translated by Elizabeth Winslow

This is poetry from Iraq.

The War Works Hard by Dunya Mikhail translated by Elizabeth Winslow is published by New Directions. This is a Book originally written in Arabic.

If you’d like to see international poetry continue and gain traction, consider requesting this work from your local library, or purchasing it from places like Open Books (a poetry only bookstore), Asterism Books (an independent press distributor), or bookshop.org to connect you with your local bookstores.

Find the work-in-progress translated poetry index here.

I have, unfortunately, not read this book yet; however, if you’d like to chat about it let me know!