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Nadine Ltaif’s poems reflect deeply on the meaning of life, of regrets and the irrepressible determination to continue living. The poet takes us to Carthage; to Andalusia to contemplate its history of Moors, wars and religion; to India where women?s lives, past and present, are expressed through vivid imagery. Hamra sees the exiled poet return to Beirut, the childhood home she fled in 1975. Yet, her poems are full of colour and lightness as she explores her old neighbourhood. This you will not read is a letter of love and absence in Montreal. Journeys are inspirational for Ltaif.
This uncomplicated poetry’s images, whether observing Montreal or India, allow us to reflect deeply on the meaning of life, of regrets and an overwhelming desire to continue to live.
This paradoxical push-and-pull embodies many other themes that recur throughout Journeys, including the poet’s Arab identity, diaspora, how civilizations pass into dust over time, and the role of woman.
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85 Pages
8in * 5in * 0.25in
100gr
April 01, 2020
Hamilton
CA
9781771834070
eng
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