The Baboons of Hada

Fiction & Literature, Poetry, American
Cover of the book The Baboons of Hada by Eric Ormsby, Carcanet Press Ltd.
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Author: Eric Ormsby ISBN: 9781847778314
Publisher: Carcanet Press Ltd. Publication: June 1, 2011
Imprint: Carcanet Press Ltd. Language: English
Author: Eric Ormsby
ISBN: 9781847778314
Publisher: Carcanet Press Ltd.
Publication: June 1, 2011
Imprint: Carcanet Press Ltd.
Language: English

Written over a period of 30 years, this precise and generous poetry opens with an exuberant bestiary of spiders, starfish, penguins, snakes, and contemplative baboons. The collection then moves on to explore a world of intricate wonders and memories: the grandeur of noses, the mayonnaise tornado whipped up by a kitchen whisk, and the gossip gravediggers whisper to the dead. Finally, the poet’s interest in classical Islam is invoked through the incorporation of a flamboyant, medieval caliph and the greatest of Arab poets, al-Mutanabbi.

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Written over a period of 30 years, this precise and generous poetry opens with an exuberant bestiary of spiders, starfish, penguins, snakes, and contemplative baboons. The collection then moves on to explore a world of intricate wonders and memories: the grandeur of noses, the mayonnaise tornado whipped up by a kitchen whisk, and the gossip gravediggers whisper to the dead. Finally, the poet’s interest in classical Islam is invoked through the incorporation of a flamboyant, medieval caliph and the greatest of Arab poets, al-Mutanabbi.

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