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Subtitle: Poems and Paintings From the Middle East. A collection of poetry and full-color artwork from Middle Eastern countries. Poets and artists from 19 Middle Eastern and North African countries explore the themes of homeland, exile, trees, childhood, love, war, peace, breakfast, journeys, family, sorrow, joy, rivers. Poems selected by Naomi Shihab Nyte from Arabic, Hebrew, Persian, and Turkish sources. Includes short biographies of the contributors. | |