{"product_id":"o-paperback","title":"O - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eZeina Hashem Beck\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNAMED A BEST BOOK OF 2022 BY \u003ci\u003eLIT HUB \u003c\/i\u003eAND THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eO \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eis so full of music and passion for life . . . Zeina Hashem Beck's poems unfold the abundance of our world.\" --Ilya Kaminsky, author of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eDeaf Republic\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom a \"brilliant, absolutely essential voice\" whose \"poems feel like whole worlds\" (Naomi Shihab Nye), a poetry collection considering the body physical, the body politic, and the body sacred\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eZeina Hashem Beck writes at the intersection of the divine and the profane, where she crafts elegant, candid poems that simultaneously exude a boundless curiosity and a deep knowingness. Formally electrifying--from lyrics and triptychs to ghazals and Zeina's own duets, in which English and Arabic echo and contradict each other--\u003ci\u003eO \u003c\/i\u003eexplores the limits of language, notions of home and exile, and stirring visions of motherhood, memory, and faith.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eZeina Hashem Beck\u003c\/b\u003e is a Lebanese poet and the author of two previous full-length collections of poetry: \u003ci\u003eLouder than Hearts\u003c\/i\u003e (Bauhan Publishing, 2017) and \u003ci\u003eTo Live in Autumn\u003c\/i\u003e (The Backwaters Press, 2014), as well as two chapbooks: \u003ci\u003e3arabi Song\u003c\/i\u003e (Rattle, 2016) and \u003ci\u003eThere Was and How Much There Was\u003c\/i\u003e (smithdoorstop, 2016). Educated in Arabic, English, and French, Zeina has a BA and an MA in English Literature from the American University of Beirut. Her poem \"Maqam\" won \u003ci\u003ePoetry\u003c\/i\u003e's 2017 Frederick Bock Prize, and her work appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times, Ploughshares, Poetry, \u003c\/i\u003eand elsewhere. Zeina is the co-creator and co-host, with poet Farah Chamma, of \u003ci\u003eMaqsouda\u003c\/i\u003e, a podcast about Arabic poetry produced by Sowt. After a lifetime in Lebanon and a decade in Dubai, Zeina recently moved to California with her husband and two daughters.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 112\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 8.8 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 05, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42698390601791,"sku":"9780143136897","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/b59a7182c39f839cb117f51190d85ac3.webp?v=1765010312","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/o-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}