MPT May Issue: Bearing the Burden of Sameness Jalil al-Qaisi his constant life on the

his constant life on the move in search of the inner stillness known only to desert dwellers leads him always to the music

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Mahdi Issa al-Saqr on Mahmood Abdel Wahab

Finding joy through immersion in nature

The poems of Kerf write through themes of woodworking

MPT May Issue: Bearing the Burden of Sameness Jalil al-Qaisi his constant life on theMPTs May issue Bearing the Burden of Sameness spotlights the poetry of care. Featuring Rachel Rankins new translations of Brynjulf Jung Tjnns experiences of adoption in Norway, the myth of the Chinese river snail reborn in Tuoya Wulans version of Xinyang Wu, and Beth Hickling Moores translation of Carla Nymans radically physical poetry of the body. Also: brand new translations of Palestinian poet Najwan Darwish by Kareem James Abu Zeid, Olga