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Blue Thirst
Paperback
Series: Nomad Arabic Translation
Publisher Price: $13.99
ISBN13: 9781914325755
Publisher: Nomad Publishing
Published: Sep 10 2024
Pages: 142
Weight: 0.32
Height: 0.34 Width: 5.06 Depth: 7.81
Language: English
Half of me is ashes, the other half bursts forth like an explosion, writes Al-Humaili, capturing the raw, transformative power of her work. In this collection, she navigates the abyss of the unseen, weaving together themes of feminine identity, motherhood, and the liberation of the self within an expansive universe. Her poems are a mystic dance through internal and cosmic landscapes, where Sufi chants meet the tremor of love, and the palm tree guards the heart against the sighs of exhaustion.
From the heartbreaking A Child at the Door of Life, where a mother mourns a spirit that took flight before birth, to the nebular enigma of cosmic reflection, Al-Humaili's work is characterized by a plangent honesty that challenges stereotypes. She explores the deep connection between the fractured brown clay of her homeland and the eternal blue of the spirit, ultimately weaving the universe with a female's light.
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