Mikhail, Dunya

Tablets: Secrets of the Clay

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ISBN 13:
9781800174399
author:
Mikhail, Dunya
format:
Paperback
publisher:
Carcanet Press Ltd
language:
English
Publication Year:
2024
Pages:
144
Dimensions:
21.5 x 13.5 x 1.2 centimetres (0
Genre:
Poetry, General, ,
Condition:
New
Availability:
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£12.33

Description

Tablets: Secrets of the Clay is a unique poetry collection that brings to life the world's first symbols - Sumerian glyphs carved onto clay tablets. Dunya Mikhail transforms these ancient markings into contemporary themes, weaving together text and drawing in each of the ten sections.

The book consists of twenty-four short poems, each combining words and images. In her note to the collection, Mikhail shares her process, explaining how she practiced translation from Arabic to English, as well as from words to images. She writes that what she received from her ancestors are offerings of the future, which she now offers to readers.

This innovative poetry collection invites you to explore the connections between past and present, tradition and modernity.

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