{"product_id":"the-butterflys-burden-mahmoud-darwish-paperback","title":"The Butterfly's Burden -- Mahmoud Darwish, Paperback","description":"\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Mahmoud Darwish is the Essential Breath of the Palestinian people, the eloquent witness of exile and belonging, exquisitely tuned singer of images that invoke, link, and shine a brilliant light into the world's whole heart. What he speaks has been embraced by readers around the world--his in an utterly necessary voice, unforgettable once discovered.\"--Naomi Shihab Nye\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMahmoud Darwish is the leading poet in the Arab world, an artist and activist who attracts thousands to his public readings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Butterfly's Burden\u003c\/i\u003e combines the complete text of Darwish's two most recent full-length volumes, linked by the stunning memoir-witness poem \"A State of Siege.\" Love poems, sonnets, journal-like distillations, and interlaced lyrics balance old literary traditions with new forms, highlighting loving reflections alongside bitter longing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom Sonnet [V]\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eI touch you as a lonely violin touches the suburbs of the faraway place. Patiently the river asks for its share of the drizzle. And, bit by bit, a tomorrow passing in poems approaches so I carry faraway's land and it carries me on the road.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMahmoud Darwish\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of 30 books of poetry and prose, as well as the Palestinian Declaration of Independence. He has worked as a journalist, was director of the Palestinian Research Center, and lived in exile until his return to Palestine in 1996. He has received many international awards for his poetry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTranslator \u003cstrong\u003eFady Joudah\u003c\/strong\u003e is a physician based in Houston, Texas. His first book of poems received the Yale Younger Poets prize.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Mahmoud Darwish\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Copper Canyon Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1\/1\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 348\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9\" H x 5.9\" L x 0.9\" W\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781556592416\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kotton Kandy Skies","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51779795157291,"sku":"9781556592416","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0962\/2978\/5899\/files\/9781556592416_27cd1e3f-94f4-4ac6-b2f9-7fa6b26fb6f0.jpg?v=1777874147","url":"https:\/\/2trc11-eq.myshopify.com\/products\/the-butterflys-burden-mahmoud-darwish-paperback","provider":"Kotton Kandy Skies","version":"1.0","type":"link"}