144 Mohammad al-Shaibani – Three poems,

translated by Fadhil al-Azzawi 147 Mohammad al-Qaood – Eight poems,

translated by Allison Blecker 150 Sawsan al-Areeqi – Five poems,

translated by Suneela Mubayi 154 Nabila al-Zubair – Ten poems,

translated by Khaled al-Masri 158 Samir Abdulfattah – An excerpt from the novel

The Tale of Mr M, translated by Ali Azeriah 173 Huda Ablan – Two poems,

translated by Sinan Antoon 178 Wajdi al-Ahdal – A chapter from the novel A Land without Jasmine, translated by William M Hutchins BOOK REVIEWS 200 Amir Taheri Cockroach by Rawi Hage 203 Susannah Tarbush Sunset Oasis and As Doha Said by Bahaa Taher 208 Alfred Corn The Baghdad Blues by Sinan Antoon BOOKS IN BRIEF 211 Fiction, Poetry and Travel TRIBUTE 214 Anwar al-Ghassani – 1937–2009

by Fadhil al-Azzawi EVENTS 216 Morocco: Assilah Cultural Festival 219 UK: Ledbury Poetry Festival and LRB Bookshop 220 Syria: Al-Sendian Cultural Festival 222 All Contributors 224 To subscribe please turn to this last page

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