All Faces But Mine

"All Faces but Mine" gathers selected poems from the acclaimed Palestinian poet Samih Al-Qasim (1934 2014). A contemporary of Mahmoud Darwish, Al-Qasim was a celebrated resistance poet whose passionate call for independence inspired a generation of poets. In this award-winning volume, poems are drawn from fourteen of the poet s collections published over the last twenty years in addition to some of his final works. Lu lu a s fluid translation captures both Al-Qasim s innovative style and the emotional tenor of his poetry."