"With a synchronised swivelling of necks
and a coughed silence, they welcome me in,
wincing as I order. Once I've sat down,
a soft hubbub resumes..."
from "Twenty Years Apart", The Knives of Villalejo (Eyewear Publishing, 2017)
The twenty-third poem in our Palestine Advent series is Without Mercy, by
Mourid Barghouti, translated by Radwa Ashour. Without Mercy, … More
Dear Matthew
ReplyDeleteI have just ordered a copy of The 'Knives of Villalejo' and am looking forward to reading it. I would have ordered one sooner but we have just returned from an expensive trip and are about to embark on another.
Best wishes from Simon R Gladdish