The Book of Rain Laynie Browne juxtaposing the hunger for flight

juxtaposing the hunger for flight with the longing for family and home

Alsadir's ambitious tour de force demands we pay new attention to the current conversation about the nature of lyric – and human relationships – in the 21st century

The poetry and prose collected in Plainwater are a testament to the extraordinary imagination of Anne Carson

“exile has no form but leaves a trace

Winship Professor of Philosophy at Emory University

The Book of Rain Laynie Browne juxtaposing the hunger for flightAb Zayd al Anr The contents of the future are the contents of a cloud. So begins translator David Larsens introduction for the Book of Rain, the earliest known catalogue of Arabic weather words, by early Arabic linguist Ab Zayd al Anr. In Larsens translation, Ab Zayds lexicography of rain is simultaneously an academic, archival, and poetic pursuit. After the fashion of Larsens award winning translation of Names of the Lion, these rich, extensive lists