Flawed Landscape: Poems 1987-2008
by Sharif S Elmusa /
2008 / English / PDF
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"Flawed Landscape
Flawed Landscape is an extraordinary book that verges
between the grief of being displaced and the joy of being alive.
Elmusa speaks with the anger of the aggrieved, but also with
tenderness and understanding for those he left behind and those he
meets along the way. Elmusa is a true poet, a yearner for a better
life and for the constancy of time."
is an extraordinary book that verges
between the grief of being displaced and the joy of being alive.
Elmusa speaks with the anger of the aggrieved, but also with
tenderness and understanding for those he left behind and those he
meets along the way. Elmusa is a true poet, a yearner for a better
life and for the constancy of time."--Pablo Medina, poet, author of
--Pablo Medina, poet, author ofPoints of Balance/Puntos de
apoyo
Points of Balance/Puntos de
apoyo
"Sharif Elmusa writes with exquisite energy and empathy, and has,
for decades, been one of my favorite poets. His work is original
and necessary. Celebrate this stunning collection!"
"Sharif Elmusa writes with exquisite energy and empathy, and has,
for decades, been one of my favorite poets. His work is original
and necessary. Celebrate this stunning collection!"--Naomi Shihab Nye, writer and anthologist
--Naomi Shihab Nye, writer and anthologist
"These are an exile's poems, marked by loss but offered with a
generous spirit. Through them, the landscape
transforms--revealing, through Elmusa's vision, its difficult
beauty. This is not grounds for despair, then. But ground to work
from. That is hope, indeed."
"These are an exile's poems, marked by loss but offered with a
generous spirit. Through them, the landscape
transforms--revealing, through Elmusa's vision, its difficult
beauty. This is not grounds for despair, then. But ground to work
from. That is hope, indeed."--Melanie Carter, poet
--Melanie Carter, poet
