Pages from the Biography of an Exhile by Adnan al-Sayegh Evelyn Schlag they echo and respond to

they echo and respond to each other making individual experiences into collective rage

she has returned to the Thames

They follow her as she visits the mid-Western town where he lived

'Gillian Clarke's outer and inner landscapes are the sources from which her poetry draws its strengths'

Pages from the Biography of an Exhile by Adnan al-Sayegh Evelyn Schlag they echo and respond toBilingual English Arabic edition translated by Stephen Watts and Marga Burgui Artajo. A politically charged, hard hitting and thought provoking collection by one of Iraq's best known poets, Adnan al Sayegh. Throughout this collection, Adnan explores the exhausting struggle for acceptance after being forced into exile. Seemingly innocent and lyrical at first, yet infused with darker undercurrents and nightmarish imagery. A distinct poetic voice; one