Ghassan Zaqtan
PALESTINE
Fady Joudah has
translated Ghassan Zaqtan's
Like a Straw Bird It follows Me (Yale Press,
2011) into English. He won the Yale Younger Poets Award for
his first book of his own poetry. His own 2nd
poetry collection, Alight, was released by Copper Canyon Press
in 2013.
Ghassan Zaqtan is one of the most prominent Palestinian
poets writing today. He has written ten collections of
poetry and two novels. His work has been translated into
several languages. Like a Straw Bird It Follows Me is the
first translation of his work into English.. |
THE
DEAD IN THE GARDEN
Don’t
open the window
don’t wake up
I beg you don’t wake up…
they were dancing on the garden grass
as if they were the garden’s motive
or its meditation
and they were screaming there
Beneath the light
their dust was coming apart
it had rained at night
all night
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