<p>Patty Paine is the author of Oracle Bones (Red Hen Press, 2010) and Elegy & Collapse (Finishing Line Press, 2005). She is the founding editor of diode poetry journal. She is an assistant professor of English at Virginia Commonwealth University in Qatar where she teaches writing and literature
Gathering the Tide: An Anthology of Contemporary Gulf Poetry
โ Scribed by Patty Paine
- Publisher
- Ithaca Press
- Year
- 2012
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 400
- Category
- Fiction
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
โฆ Synopsis
This anthology offers an exciting collection of poems by poets from Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. Gathering the Tide makes available to English-language readers the important literary work being undertaken by the poets of the Arabian Gulf. The anthology includes poetry from established and rising poets in the region.
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