Other Countries: Contemporary Poets Rewiring History Abdul Wahab al-Bayati the book was also shortlisted

the book was also shortlisted for a Forward Prize for Best Single Poem

pointing to what is primal and essential to the way each of us will experience life to the end of our days

Guardian and Independent on Sunday and in various literary magazines

by Aziz Shihab

in an unusually mature first book

Other Countries: Contemporary Poets Rewiring History Abdul Wahab al-Bayati the book was also shortlistedOther Countries: Contemporary Poets Rewiring History is an anthology of contemporary poetry that engages with events and figures of the past in new compelling ways. Within these pages are fresh and vibrant poems that have found inspiration in history from poets who share Eliot's awareness "not only of the pastness of the past, but of its presence", to those who challenge our established narratives and give voice to history's marginalized. These are