Presented bilingually, this first US publication of Jawdat Fakhreddineone of the major Lebanese names in modern Arabic poetryestablishes a revolutionary dialogue between international, modernist values and the Arabic tradition. Fakhreddine s unique voice is a breakthrough for the poetic language of his generationan approach that presents poetry as a beacon, a lighthouse that both opposes and penetrates all forms of darkness.

Stars:

Stars of ours
that did not shine in the shroud of night,
but we took joy in them
when the night was a...