Other Countries: Contemporary Poets Rewiring History Abdul Wahab al-Bayati Guardian and Independent on Sunday

Guardian and Independent on Sunday and in various literary magazines

in an unusually mature first book

the book was also shortlisted for a Forward Prize for Best Single Poem

Hikayati Sharhun Yatool [My Story is Too Long to Tell]

His lifelong work has been instrumental in placing modern Arabic literature on the international scene

Other Countries: Contemporary Poets Rewiring History Abdul Wahab al-Bayati Guardian and Independent on SundayOther Countries: Contemporary Poets Rewiring History is an anthology of contemporary poetry that engages with events and figures of the past in new compelling ways. Within these pages are fresh and vibrant poems that have found inspiration in history from poets who share Eliot's awareness "not only of the pastness of the past, but of its presence", to those who challenge our established narratives and give voice to history's marginalized. These are