Five Scenes from a Failed Revolution Etwebi Ashur
"Etwebi maintains his composure as a lyric poet... insisting on distilled moments of revelation while addressing his nation Libya's most turbulent epochs ... [these] poems provide solace and…
Specifikacia Five Scenes from a Failed Revolution Etwebi Ashur
"Etwebi maintains his composure as a lyric poet... insisting on distilled moments of revelation while addressing his nation Libya's most turbulent epochs ... [these] poems provide solace and rejuvenate, holding on to memory and the purity of their anguish. This is a stunning, beautiful book, one I've been awaiting for a long time."Khaled Mattawa "In Five Scenes from a Failed Revolution, Etwebi deftly moves through time, space, argument and protest to capture the essence of the 2011 Arab Spring along with fragments from the poet's past. The work brims with astonishing technique and lyricism, holding both the poet's personal history and that of the onlooking world. 'Oh bird, from the treetop, can you see Etwebia? / Can you smell the orange blossoms of my dead brother?' In this utterly arresting image taken from 'Norwegian Blues', Etwebi effortlessly transcends the