Download or read book Morals Book Or Pand Nama of Saadi Shirazi written by Saadi and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-03-24 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: MORALS BOOK or PAND-NAMA of SAADI SHIRAZI Translation & Introduction Paul Smith Saadi of Shiraz (1210-1291), a contemporary of Rumi who influenced him, was another Perfect Master Poet who expressed himself in the ruba'i form as well as hundreds of ghazals in his beautiful Divan that often also contained images from dervish dancing. Saadi was a great traveller who spent forty years on the road throughout the Middle-East, North Africa and India and many of the incidents he experienced he wrote down in his two most famous works when he finally returned to his beloved birth-place... The Rose Garden (Gulistan) and The Orchard (Bustan). Saadi's mystical love poetry, his ghazals, although almost unknown in the West, are loved by his fellow-countrymen almost as much as those of Hafiz whom he greatly influenced. Saadi composed in rhyming couplets or masnavi form a famous Pand-Nama or 'Book of Morals' in the style of 'Attar who was the first to do so. "Concise and elegant the work is most popular throughout the length and breadth of the Persian-speaking East. This may indeed well be the case, inasmuch as, in addition to beauty of diction, it is written in a metre which flows in easy cadence, and fixes the words of the poem on the mind. Hence the lines are committed to memory to an extent not surpassed by any work in the Persian language." Arthur N. Wollaston. Here is the first translation in over a hundred years in the correct rhyme-form for the first time. Introduction: Life & Times & Poetry of Saadi; Selected Bibliography; Appendix: Pand-Nama of 'Attar with selections. Large Format Paperback "7 x 10" 214 pages. COMMENTS ON PAUL SMITH'S TRANSLATION OF HAFIZ'S 'DIVAN'. "It is not a joke... the English version of all the ghazals of Hafiz is a great feat and of paramount importance. I am astonished." Dr. Mir Mohammad Taghavi (Dr. of Literature) Tehran. "Superb translations. 99% Hafiz 1% Paul Smith." Ali Akbar Shapurzman, translator of many works in English into Persian and knower of Hafiz's Divan off by heart. "Smith has probably put together the greatest collection of literary facts and history concerning Hafiz." Daniel Ladinsky (Penguin Books author). Paul Smith (b. 1945) is a poet, author and translator of many books of Sufi poets of the Persian, Arabic, Urdu, Turkish, Pashtu and other languages... including Hafiz, Saadi, Nizami, Rumi, 'Attar, Sana'i, Jahan Khatun, Obeyd Zakani, Mu'in, Amir Khusrau, Nesimi, Kabir, Anvari, Ansari, Jami, Omar Khayyam, Rudaki, Yunus Emre, Baba Farid, Shah Latif, Mu'in, Lalla Ded, 'Iraqi, Ghalib, Nazir, Bulleh Shah, Ibn 'Arabi, Ibn Farid, Rab'ia, Majnun, Mansur Hallaj, many others, as well as his own poetry, fiction, plays, biographies, children's books and a dozen screenplays. www.newhumanitybooks.com

Download or read book The Divan of Sa di of Shiraz written by Sa'di and published by . This book was released on 2018-05 with total page 816 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The DIVAN of SA'DI of SHIRAZ Ghazals, Ruba'is, Masnavis, Qit'as & Pand-Nama or Book of Wisdom Translation & Introduction Paul SmithSa'di of Shiraz (1210-1291), a contemporary of Rumi who influenced him, was a Sufi Perfect Master (Qutub) Poet who expressed himself in the ruba'i form as well as hundreds of ghazals in his beautiful Divan that often also contained images from dervish dancing. Sa'di was a great traveller who spent forty years on the road throughout the Middle-East, North Africa and India and many of the incidents he experienced he wrote down in his two most famous works when he finally returned to his beloved birth-place... The Rose Garden (Gulistan) and The Orchard (Bustan). Sa'di's mystical love poetry, his ghazals, although almost unknown in the West, are loved by his fellow-countrymen almost as much as those of Hafiz whom he greatly influenced. Here for the first time in English they can be read in all their beauty and power and spirit. The correct rhyme-structure has been kept as well as the beauty and meaning of these unique mystical poems. All of the wonderful 603 ghazals from Sa'di's Badayi and Tayyibat and many of his ruba'is, and some of his masnavis & qit'as and all of his famous couplets from his Pand-Nama (Wise Sayings) have been translated in clear, modern, meaningful English. Introduction: Life & Times & Poetry of Sa'di of Shiraz and his influence on the East and the West and on the form and meaning of the ghazal and the ruba'i and a Sufi Glossary and a large Selected Bibliography. Appendix; The Gulistan of Sa'di Translated by Paul Smith & Edward Rehatsek (d.1891) Large Format Paperback "7 x 10" 816 pages COMMENTS ON PAUL SMITH'S TRANSLATION OF HAFIZ'S 'DIVAN'."It is not a joke... the English version of all the ghazals of Hafiz is a great feat and of paramount importance. I am astonished." Dr. Mir Mohammad Taghavi (Dr. of Literature) Tehran."Superb translations. 99% Hafiz 1% Paul Smith." Ali Akbar Shapurzman, translator of many works in English into Persian and knower of Hafiz's Divan off by heart.Paul Smith (b.1945) is a poet, author and translator of many books of Sufi poets from the Persian, Arabic, Urdu, Turkish, Pashtu and other languages... including Hafiz, Sa'di, Nizami, Rumi, 'Attar, Sana'i, Jahan Khatun, Obeyd Zakani, Mu'in, Amir Khusrau, Nesimi, Kabir, Anvari, Ansari, Jami, Omar Khayyam, Rudaki, Yunus Emre, Baba Farid, Shah Latif, Mu'in, Lalla Ded, 'Iraqi, Ghalib, Nazir, Bulleh Shah, Ibn 'Arabi, Ibn Farid, Rab'ia, Majnun, Mansur Hallaj, Rahman Baba, Iqbal, Ghalib and many others as well as his own poetry, fiction, plays, biographies, children's books and a dozen screenplays. www.newhumanitybooks.com

Download or read book Sadi s Scroll of Wisdom written by Sadi and published by . This book was released on 2016-08-25 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This short book is part of the Wisdom of the East series. The Persian poet Sadi, best known for his poetic collections the Bustan and Gulistan, also wrote this work, the Pand Namah, or Scroll of Wisdom. This is a small collection of poems on moral themes."SHAIKH MUSLIH-UD-DIN SADI, the celebrated Persian poet, was born at Shiraz between the years 1175 and 1193 of the Christian era. His father, whose name was Abdullah, is generally supposed to have held some minor post about the Court of the Atabak ruler of Fars, by name Sa'd bin Zangi (A.D. 1195-1226), from whom was derived the poetical nom de plume of Sadi.He commenced his studies in his native city, whence after a while he removed to the Muhammadan College of Baghdad, where it chanced that a rich native gentleman, being informed of the young student's want of means, befriended the lad, who was fortunate enough to obtain assistance, also, from a Professor in the College. In due course Sadi gained a fellowship. He thereupon abandoned himself to a contemplative life and the study of divinity, while his pious and devotional aspirations found vent in a pilgrimage to Mecca-an act of holy zeal which he repeated no less than fourteen times, chiefly on foot. Of a religious disposition, Sadi in due course obtained a reputation for holiness, which culminated in the title of "Shaikh" (a man of dignity and position), by which he became generally known."

Download or read book Gulistan Or Rosegarden of Sa di written by Sa'di and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-05 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: GULISTAN OR ROSEGARDEN OF SA'DI With a Selection of his Ghazals, Ruba'is, Masnavis, Qit'as & Pand-Nama or Book of Wisdom Translation & Introduction by Paul Smith Sa'di of Shiraz (1210-1291), along with Hafiz, Nizami & Rumi is considered one of the great mystical and romantic poets of Persia. His masterpiece Gulistan or Rosegarden has been a major influence in the East and West for the past 700 years. It has been called the most famous work in Persian Literature. It is more quoted than any other outside of the Koran. It is a collection of 188 short stories in prose and poetry. Sa'di is wise and witty, moral and ribald and sarcastic: his poems abound in practical wisdom & spirituality. Included is a large selection of his ghazals, ruba'is, qit'as, masnavis and his Pand-nama in the correct rhyme-form. Introduction... Life and Times and Poetry. Selected Bibliography. Large Format Paperback. 460 pages. Thoreau: "I can find no difference between Sa'di and myself... He is not Persian, he is not ancient, he is not strange to me... If Sa'di were to come back to claim a personal identity with the historical Sa'di, he would find there were too many of us..." Emerson: "Sa'di, though he has not the lyric flights of Hafiz, has wit, practical sense, and just moral sentiments. He is the poet of friend¬ship, love, self-devotion, and serenity." COMMENTS ON PAUL SMITH'S TRANSLATION OF HAFIZ'S 'DIVAN'. "It is not a joke... the English version of ALL the ghazals of Hafiz is a great feat and of paramount importance. I am astonished." Dr. Mir Mohammad Taghavi (Dr. of Literature) Tehran. "Superb translations. 99% Hafiz 1% Paul Smith." Ali Akbar Shapurzman, translator of many mystical works in English into Persian and knower of Hafiz's Divan off by heart. "Smith has probably put together the greatest collection of literary facts and history concerning Hafiz." Daniel Ladinsky (Penguin Books author). Paul Smith (b.1945) is a poet, author and translator of many books of Sufi poets of the Persian, Arabic, Urdu, Turkish, Pashtu and other languages including Hafiz, Sa'di, Nizami, Rumi, 'Attar, Sana'i, Jahan Khatun, Obeyd Zakani, Nesimi, Kabir, Anvari, Ansari, Jami, Khayyam, Rudaki, Yunus Emre, Mu'in, Abu Nuwas, Ibn al-Farid, Seemab, Jigar, Lalla Ded, Hali, Baba Farid and many others, as well as poetry, fiction, plays, children's books, biographies and a dozen screenplays. www.newhumanitybooks.com

Download or read book Sa di of Shiraz Selected Poems Large Type Large Format Edition written by Sa'Di and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2019-03-19 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: SA'DI OF SHIRAZ: SELECTED POEMS (Large Type & Large Format Edition) Translation & Introduction Paul Smith Sa'di of Shiraz (1210-1291), was a Sufi Perfect Master (Qutub) Poet who expressed himself in the ruba'i form as well as hundreds of ghazals in his beautiful Divan that often also contained images from dervish dancing. Sa'di was a great traveller who spent forty years on the road throughout the Middle-East, North Africa and India and many of the incidents he experienced he wrote down in his two most famous works when he finally returned to his beloved birth-place... The Rose Garden and The Orchard. The correct rhyme-structure has been kept as well as the beauty and meaning of many of these unique mystical poems. Ghazals and many of his ruba'is, and some of his masnavis & qit'as and all of his famous couplets from his Pand-Nama (Wise Sayings have been translated in clear, modern, meaningful English. Introduction: Life & Times & Poetry of Sa'di of Shiraz and his influence on the East and the West and on the form and meaning of the ghazal and the ruba'I, a Glossary and a Selected Bibliography. Large Type 16pt. Large Format Paperback "8 x 10" 359 pages Paul Smith (b.1945) is a poet, author and translator of many books of Sufi poets from the Persian, Arabic, Urdu, Turkish, Pashtu and other languages... including Hafiz, Sadi, Nizami, 'Attar, Sana'i, Jahan Khatun, Obeyd Zakani, Nesimi, Kabir, Anvari, Ansari, Jami, Khayyam, Rudaki, Bulleh Shah, Shah Latif, Mansur Hallaj, Yunus Emre, Mu'in, Ibn Farid, Lalla Ded, Mahsati, Abu Said, Ghalib, Nazir, Iqbal, and many others, as well as poetry, fiction, plays, children's books, biographies and screenplays. amazon.com/author/smithpa

Download or read book The Complete DIVAN of SA DI written by Sa'di and published by . This book was released on 2018-05-04 with total page 782 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Complete DIVAN OF SA'DI Ghazals, Ruba'is, Masnavis, Qit'as & Pand-Nama or Book of WisdomGulistan or Rosegarden & Bustan or Orchard. Translation & Introduction Paul SmithSa'di of Shiraz (1210-1291), a contemporary of Rumi who influenced him, was a Sufi Perfect Master (Qutub) Poet who expressed himself in the ruba'i form as well as hundreds of ghazals in his beautiful Divan that often also contained images from dervish dancing. Sa'di was a great traveller who spent forty years on the road throughout the Middle-East, North Africa and India and many of the incidents he experienced he wrote down in his two most famous works when he finally returned to his beloved birth-place... The Rose Garden (Gulistan) and The Orchard (Bustan). Sa'di's mystical love poetry, his ghazals, although almost unknown in the West, are loved by his fellow-countrymen almost as much as those of Hafiz whom he greatly influenced. Here for the first time in English they can be read in all their beauty and power and spirit. The correct rhyme-structure has been kept as well as the beauty and meaning of many of these unique mystical poems. All of the wonderful 603 ghazals from Sa'di's Badayi and Tayyibat and many of his ruba'is, and some of his masnavis & qit'as and all of his famous couplets from his Pand-Nama (Wise Sayings)& The Gulistan & Bustan have been translated in clear, modern, meaningful English. Introduction: Life & Times & Poetry of Sa'di of Shiraz and his influence on the East and the West and on the form and meaning of the ghazal and the ruba'i and a Sufi Glossary and a Selected Bibliography. Large Format Paperback "7 x 10" 782 pages COMMENTS ON PAUL SMITH'S TRANSLATION OF HAFIZ'S 'DIVAN'."It is not a joke... the English version of all the ghazals of Hafiz is a great feat and of paramount importance. I am astonished." Dr. Mir Mohammad Taghavi (Dr. of Literature) Tehran."Superb translations. 99% Hafiz 1% Paul Smith." Ali Akbar Shapurzman, translator of many works in English into Persian and knower of Hafiz's Divan off by heart.Paul Smith (b.1945) is a poet, author and translator of many books of Sufi poets from the Persian, Arabic, Urdu, Turkish, Pashtu and other languages... including Hafiz, Sa'di, Nizami, Rumi, 'Attar, Sana'i, Jahan Khatun, Obeyd Zakani, Mu'in, Amir Khusrau, Nesimi, Kabir, Anvari, Ansari, Jami, Omar Khayyam, Rudaki, Yunus Emre, Baba Farid, Shah Latif, Mu'in, Lalla Ded, 'Iraqi, Ghalib, Nazir, Bulleh Shah, Ibn 'Arabi, Ibn Farid, Rab'ia, Majnun, Mansur Hallaj, Rahman Baba, Iqbal, Ghalib, Jigar, Huma, Abu Nuwas, Seemab and many others as well as his own poetry, fiction, plays, biographies, children's books and a dozen screenplays.

Download or read book GULISTAN Or ROSEGARDEN and BUSTAN Or ORCHARD written by Sa'di and published by . This book was released on 2018-05-04 with total page 752 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: SA'DI: GULISTAN OR ROSEGARDEN &BUSTAN or ORCHARDWith a Selection of his Ghazals, Ruba'is, Qit'as & Pand-Nama or Book of Wisdom Translation & Introduction by Paul SmithSa'di of Shiraz (1210-1291), along with Hafiz, Nizami & Rumi is considered one of the great mystical and romantic poets of Persia. His masterpiece Gulistan or 'Rosegarden' has been a major influence in the East and West for the past 700 years. It has been called the most famous work in Persian Literature. It is more quoted than any other outside of the Koran. It is a collection of 188 short stories in prose and poetry. Sa'di is wise and witty, moral and ribald and sarcastic: his poems abound in practical wisdom & spirituality. His other great long masterpiece is completley in masnavi form (rhyming couplets) the Bustan or 'Orchard'. Included is a large selection of his ghazals, ruba'is, qit'as and his Pand-nama in the correct rhyme-form. Introduction... Life and Times and Poetry. Selected Bibliography. Large Format Paperback. 7" x 10" 752 pages.Thoreau: "I can find no difference between Sa'di and myself... He is not Persian, he is not ancient, he is not strange to me... If Sa'di were to come back to claim a personal identity with the historical Sa'di, he would find there were too many of us..."Emerson: "Sa'di, though he has not the lyric flights of Hafiz, has wit, practical sense, and just moral sentiments. He is the poet of friend¬ship, love, self-devotion, and serenity."COMMENTS ON PAUL SMITH'S TRANSLATION OF HAFIZ'S 'DIVAN'."It is not a joke... the English version of ALL the ghazals of Hafiz is a great feat and of paramount importance. I am astonished." Dr. Mir Mohammad Taghavi (Dr. of Literature) Tehran."Superb translations. 99% Hafiz 1% Paul Smith." Ali Akbar Shapurzman, translator of many mystical works in English into Persian and knower of Hafiz's Divan off by heart.Paul Smith (b.1945) is a poet, author and translator of many books of Sufi poets of the Persian, Arabic, Urdu, Turkish, Pashtu and other languages including Hafiz, Sa'di, Nizami, Rumi, 'Attar, Sana'i, Jahan Khatun, Obeyd Zakani, Nesimi, Kabir, Anvari, Ansari, Jami, Khayyam, Rudaki, Yunus Emre, Mu'in, Abu Nuwas, Ibn al-Farid, Seemab, Jigar, Lalla Ded, Hali, Baba Farid and many others, as well as poetry, fiction, plays, children's books, biographies and a dozen screenplays.www.newhumanitybooks.com

Download or read book The Bustan of Sadi written by Sadi and published by . This book was released on 2016-08-25 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This little book is full of practical spiritual wisdom. Sadi doesn't lean on allegory as much as other Sufi writers of the period; most of the stories in this collection have a pretty obvious moral lesson. Subjects include Benevolence, Love, Humility, Resignation, Contentment, Education, Gratitude, Repentance, and Prayer.

Download or read book Bustan Or Orchard written by Sa'di and published by . This book was released on 2018-05-02 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: BUSTAN OR ORCHARD ~SA'DI~With a Selection of his Ghazals, Ruba'is, Qit'as & Pand-Nama or Book of Wisdom Translation & Introduction by Paul SmithSa'di of Shiraz (1210-1291), along with Hafiz, Nizami & Rumi is considered one of the great mystical and romantic poets of Persia. His masterpiece Gulistan or 'Rosegarden' has been a major influence in the East and West for the past 700 years. His other great long masterpiece is completley in masnavi form (rhyming couplets) the Bustan or 'Orchard'. Sa'di is wise and witty, moral and ribald and sarcastic. His long poem abounds in amazing stories of human & divine love and in practical wisdom & spirituality & humour. Included is a large selection of his ghazals, ruba'is, qit'as and his Pand-nama in the correct rhyme-form. Introduction... Life and Times and Poetry. Selected Bibliography. Large Format Paperback. 512 pages.Thoreau: "I can find no difference between Sa'di and myself... He is not Persian, he is not ancient, he is not strange to me... If Sa'di were to come back to claim a personal identity with the historical Sa'di, he would find there were too many of us..."Emerson: "Sa'di, though he has not the lyric flights of Hafiz, has wit, practical sense, and just moral sentiments. He is the poet of friend¬ship, love, self-devotion, and serenity."COMMENTS ON PAUL SMITH'S TRANSLATION OF HAFIZ'S 'DIVAN'."It is not a joke... the English version of ALL the ghazals of Hafiz is a great feat and of paramount importance. I am astonished." Dr. Mir Mohammad Taghavi (Dr. of Literature) Tehran."Superb translations. 99% Hafiz 1% Paul Smith." Ali Akbar Shapurzman, translator of many mystical works in English into Persian and knower of Hafiz's Divan off by heart."Smith has probably put together the greatest collection of literary facts and history concerning Hafiz." Daniel Ladinsky (Penguin Books author). Paul Smith (b.1945) is a poet, author and translator of many books of Sufi poets of the Persian, Arabic, Urdu, Turkish, Pashtu and other languages including Hafiz, Sa'di, Nizami, Rumi, 'Attar, Sana'i, Jahan Khatun, Obeyd Zakani, Nesimi, Kabir, Anvari, Ansari, Jami, Khayyam, Rudaki, Yunus Emre, Mu'in, Abu Nuwas, Ibn al-Farid, Seemab, Jigar, Lalla Ded, Hali, Baba Farid and many others, as well as poetry, fiction, plays, children's books, biographies and a dozen screenplays.www.newhumanitybooks.com

Download or read book Delphi Collected Works of Saadi Illustrated written by Saadi Shirazi and published by Delphi Classics. This book was released on 2019-05-13 with total page 1340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Saadi is one of the greatest figures of classical Persian literature. His best-known work of poetry is the ‘Bustan’ (The Orchard), composed entirely in epic metre and consisting of stories illustrating the standard virtues recommended to Muslims, as well as offering reflections on the behaviour of dervishes and their ecstatic practices. Saadi also wrote the ‘Gulistan’, a prose collection featuring stories and personal anecdotes. The text is interspersed with a variety of short poems, containing aphorisms, advice and humorous reflections. Saadi’s works are characterised by their unusual blend of kindness and cynicism, always wishing to avoid the hard dilemma, making him, for many, the most widely admired poet of Persian literature. The Delphi Poets Series offers readers the works of literature’s finest poets, with superior formatting. This volume presents Saadi’s collected works, with related illustrations and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Saadi’s life and works * Concise introduction to Saadi’s life and poetry * All of the major verse and prose texts of Saadi * Images of how the poetry books were first printed, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Excellent formatting of the poems * Easily locate the sections you want to read * Includes the rare poetry collection ‘Pand Namah’, first time in digital print * Features a bonus biography — discover Saadi’s intriguing life and poetry * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to see our wide range of poet titles CONTENTS: The Life and Poetry of Saadi Shirazi Brief Introduction: Saadi by Epiphanius Wilson Bustan (translated by A. Hart Edwards) Pand Namah (translated by Arthur N. Wollaston) The Prose Gulistan (translated by James Ross) The Biography Introduction to Saadi by Arthur N. Wollaston Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of poetry titles or buy the entire Delphi Poets Series as a Super Set

Download or read book Iran s Troubled Modernity written by Ali Mirsepassi and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2019 with total page 383 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mirsepassi uses interviews with thirteen individuals to relate the colourful life and times of Ahmad Fardid and his intellectual legacy.

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Download or read book Poems from the Edge of Extinction written by Chris McCabe and published by Chambers. This book was released on 2021-12-09 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gold winner in Poetry and Special Honors Award winner for Best Anthology Nautilus Book Awards The Beautiful New Treasury of Poetry in Endangered Languages, in Association with the National Poetry Library Featuring award-winning poets from cultures as diverse as the Ainu people of Japan to the Zoque of Mexico, with languages that range from the indigenous Ahtna of Alaska to the Shetlandic dialect of Scots, this evocative collection gathers together 50 of the finest poems in endangered, or vulnerable, languages from across the continents. With poems by influential, award-winning poets such as US poet laureate Joy Harjo, Hawad, Valzhyna Mort, and Jackie Kay, this collection offers a unique insight into both languages and poetry, taking the reader on an emotional, life-affirming journey into the cultures of these beautiful languages, celebrating our linguistic diversity and highlighting our commonalities and the fundamental role verbal art plays in human life. Each poem appears in its original form, alongside an English translation, and is accompanied by a commentary about the language, the poet and the poem - in a vibrant celebration of life, diversity, language, and the enduring power of poetry. One language is falling silent every two weeks. Half of the 7,000 languages spoken in the world today will be lost by the end of this century. With the loss of these languages, we also lose the unique poetic traditions of their speakers and writers. This timely anthology is passionately edited by widely published poet and UK National Poetry Librarian, Chris McCabe, who is also the founder of the Endangered Poetry Project, a major project launched by London's Southbank Centre to collect poetry written in the world's disappearing languages, and introduced by Dr Mandana Seyfeddinipur, Director of the Endangered Languages Documentation Programme and the Endangered Languages Archive at SOAS University of London, and Dr Martin Orwin, Senior Lecturer in Somali and Amharic, SOAS University of London. Languages included in the book: Assyrian; Belarusian; Chimiini; Irish Gaelic; Maori; Navajo; Patua; Rotuman; Saami; Scottish Gaelic; Welsh; Yiddish; Zoque Poets included in the book: Joy Harjo; Hawad; Jackie Kay; Aurélia Lassaque; Nineb Lamassu; Gearóid Mac Lochlainn; Valzhyna Mort; Laura Tohe; Taniel Varoujan; Avrom Sutzkever

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