Come, Take a Gentle Stab: Selected Poems

Salim Barakat

Translated by Huda J Fakhreddine and Jayson Iwen

This book presents the first English translations of writing by the Kurdish-Syrian author Salim Barakat, one of the most well-known contemporary writers in Arabic. It features selections of work from different stages of his career, including excerpts from his long poems.

Seagull Books, Rs 499, 104 pages