A collection of poems of Mourid Barghouti who spent many years in exile.
Harald Hardrada was the greatest warrior of his age. Wounded, aged 15, at Stiklestad (1030), the most savage battle ever fought on Norwegian soil, he went on to fight in Russia, Byzantium, Sicily, the Balkans, Asia Minor and Jerusalem.
The tenth-century Saint Sunnivamade a miraculous voyage fromIreland to the Western Norwegianisland of Selja, where she tookrefuge in a cave. In 1170, her incorruptrelics were translated from Seljato Bergen Cathedral. This is anattempt to liberate Sunnivafrom her story.
This collected edition commemorates the 10th anniversary of Julia Darling's death, and includes a substantial selection of unpublished work. Jackie Kay writes: "The poems are funny,... Læs mere
This anthology contains first-hand accounts from those involved in the conflicts of ancient China. Many of these poems are translated into English for the... Læs mere
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