{"product_id":"dictionary-of-midnight-9781944700805","title":"Dictionary of Midnight","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe sharp, lyrical verse— personal and political— of a poet that paints a literary window into his contested homeland, Kurdistan.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen he gives readings in Kurdistan, \u003cb\u003eAbdulla Pashew\u003c\/b\u003e draws audiences in the thousands. In addition to his eight volumes of poetry, Pashew is a prolific translator, fluent in Russian and English, responsible for bringing Whitman and Pushkin to Kurdish readership. He holds a master's degree in pedagogy and a doctorate in philology. \u003ci\u003eDictionary of Midnight\u003c\/i\u003e is the first book-length selection of his poetry to appear in English. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlana Marie Levinson-LaBrosse\u003c\/b\u003e is a poet, translator, and co-director of Kashkul, a research, translation, and arts collaborative. She has lived and worked in Iraq since 2011, during which time she has dedicated herself to bringing Kurdish poets to English-speaking audiences, including Kajal Ahmad's \u003ci\u003eHandful of Salt\u003c\/i\u003e. Her poems, translations, and essays have appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe Iowa Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eModern Poetry in Translation\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Sewanee Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eWorld Literature Today\u003c\/i\u003e, among others.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Phoneme Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50436850778386,"sku":"9781944700805","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_07d742bb-90ca-41a2-9e7b-8bc596b91280.jpg?v=1729638582","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/dictionary-of-midnight-9781944700805","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}