Jalaloddin Rumi’s Masnavi-ye Ma’navi, or ’Spiritual Couplets’, composed in the 13th Century, is a monumental work of poe......more
Jalaloddin Rumi’s Masnavi-ye Ma’navi, or ’Spiritual Couplets’, composed in the 13th Century, is a monumental work of poe......more
The Mystery of Death and the Spark of the Self is the first monograph on the emergence of the lyric "I" in East Slavic a......more
The Mystery of Death and the Spark of the Self is the first monograph on the emergence of the lyric "I" in East Slavic a......more
The intensely confessional work of Japan’s most famous modernist poet, considered the Japanese Rimbaud, whose poems have......more
One hundred and six poems of self-reflection and exquisite beauty--an intoxicating blend of Seon Buddhism and French Sym......more
A poignant collection of Osip Mandelshtam’s poetry, full of a piercing nostalgia for a better world and bearing bitter w......more
Three generations later, and still World War II looms large in the daily lives of a Japanese family. Japan’s dual role a......more
After reading these poems, you may never look at your cell phone in quite the same way again. Xu Lizhi was a young poet ......more
The essential works of a key Chinese poet of the Sung Dynasty, Yang Wan-Li--masterfully translated by David Hinton. Cons......more
A powerful act of remembrance and resistance, 70,000 transforms cultural erasure into a living, breathing archive of gri......more
In ghost stories and family history, this lyrical memoir explores mercy as resistance to generational violence In this l......more
The Tang Dynasty poet Hanshan ("cold mountain") and his friend Shide ("foundling") are among the most iconic figures in ......more
In the spring of 1689, Basho set off from Tokyo on a now-famous pilgrimage: this epic walk, spanning about 1500 miles, t......more
A collection of translated Japanese waka-poems, including text collage and haibun-style discourses on translation. Of Wo......more
This imaginative and accessible study of the lyrical, humorous, social and educational aspects of classical Persian poet......more
The Geometry of Self Exploring queer identity across shifting planes of silence, desire, and becoming. Lateral Sway is a......more
A selection of the exquisite, passionate verse of the Palestinian poet Najwan Darwish, superbly translated into English ......more
First published in 1984, Shrikant Verma’s masterpiece takes its name from the ancient Indian kingdom of Magadh, which ro......more
When Sleep Journeys first appeared in 1981, it took the Urdu poetry world by storm. Now considered one of the finest con......more
The first English translation of Alexander Voloshin’s mock epic of Russian Émigré life With great wit and warmth, Alexan......more
Before you leave your own island, be sure to explore John Fadely’s. Along the shore, your signals are jammed with true h......more
Winner of 2024 Sarabande 2024 Kathryn A. Morton Prize in Poetry, Edward Salem’s Intifadas is a subversive collection abo......more
A new collection of work from Nobel laureate Czeslaw Milosz that includes previously untranslated poems written during h......more
From the legendary avant-garde poet Kim Hyesoon, a landmark collection documenting her first and only work of digital pe......more
Transient Worlds: On Translating Poetry is a personal guide to global poetry in translation by 25 th U.S. Poet Laureate ......more
My Deepest Desire is Tamiki Hara’s final work, published posthumously after his tragic suicide in 1951. A short yet grip......more
My Deepest Desire is Tamiki Hara’s final work, published posthumously after his tragic suicide in 1951. A short yet grip......more
A lyrical celebration of cats through the timeless beauty of Japanese haiku and brush art. This beautifully illustrated ......more
A debut English-language collection from an award-winning contemporary Korean poet. Light Mesh, Choi Jeongrye’s final bo......more
Winner of the Academy of American Poets First Book Award, selected by Alberto Ríos Overtakelessness is a powerful reckon......more
"Invaluable. . . . [What] comes across in these translations is the verve and immediacy of the poems’ occasions."--Seamu......more
Zen poems of everyday awakening. A fresh translation of short poems by the Japanese Zen poet Ryokan that reads well as m......more
A Love Letter to the Unsayable: Xiaoxuan Huang’s all the time Speaks Through Gaps, Echoes, and Ellipses Blending poetic ......more
The volume provides a fresh look at contemporary Arabic literature on the experiences of migration, forced displacement ......more
This book presents English translations of Madan Veera’s poetry spanning five major works from 2001 to 2022. It includes......more
Once the exclusive domain of the aristocracy, classical Japanese poetry (waka) underwent a remarkable transformation in ......more
Lyric Poetry as State Criticism in Modern Japan explores how seemingly apolitical verse became a subtle vehicle for poli......more
Lyric Poetry as State Criticism in Modern Japan explores how seemingly apolitical verse became a subtle vehicle for poli......more
A haunting, lyrical meditation on memory, loss, and homeland, with the poems threading together the personal and the col......more
"A landmark book that will redefine Nakahara’s place on the international stage." --Paul Perry, novelist and poet This d......more
A reinvention of visual poetry and personal history charting exile’s impact on memory, identity, and futurity Intellectu......more
A poetic journey through five decades of Karnataka’s history, this collection brings K. S. Nisar Ahmed’s timeless verses......more
A translated volume containing masterworks by an award-winning poet. Sharron Hass’s award-winning poetry is distinctive ......more
A bilingual anthology of contemporary poetry by forty women poets from eleven Arab nations. A project of the Her Story I......more
Is Is Enough begins in heritage and harmony then breaks apart into the strange world and tautly stretched emotions that ......more
Exile is Arrival is an anthology of poems from some of the most important voices in Kurdish poetry. A language underrepr......more
A poetry and illustrations anthology by The Moon From Where We Stood (2024) author known as Melhem Hasan. On Irreplicabl......more
Singular poetry made through censorship, elusion, and language renewal The astonishing poetry collection The Hell of Tha......more
25th Anniversary Edition of a Groundbreaking Classic. Winner of the PEN Oakland Literary Award. The Poetry of Arab Women......more
This collection of poems features some of the voices that were persecuted for the power of their words. The poetry cries......more
In this debut collection in English, one of China’s most famous poets offers biting musings on politics, ideologies, and......more
I Am the Wounded Victim of a Suicide Bomber presents a selection of poems, translated into English and including the Per......more
Winner of the Jake Adam York Prize, a tender, yearning collection of poems that pieces together identity with the differ......more
History remembers Du Fu (712-70) as the Confucian poet-sage, but why would he abandon his official post to wander the re......more
The second volume in E.J.W. Gibb’s classic study of Ottoman Poetry, reissued with a new foreword by Christine Woodhead, ......more
Volume III of E.J.W. Gibb’s classic study of Ottoman Poetry covering the period from 1520 to c. 1700, is now reissued wi......more
Volume IV of E.J.W. Gibb’s classic study of Ottoman Poetry - here reissued with a new foreword by Christine Woodhead - c......more
Volume V of E.J.W. Gibb’s classic study of Ottoman Poetry - here reissued with a new foreword by Christine Woodhead - co......more
Volume VI of E.J.W. Gibb’s classic study of Ottoman Poetry - here reissued with a new foreword by Christine Woodhead - c......more
Volume 1 of Reynold A. Nicholson’s authoritative translation and edition of Rúmí’s magnum opus - reissued with a new for......more
Volume 3 of Reynold A. Nicholson’s authoritative translation and edition of Rúmí’s magnum opus - reissued with a new for......more
Volume 6 of Reynold A. Nicholson’s authoritative translation and edition of Rúmí’s magnum opus - reissued with a new for......more
Volume 2 of Reynold A. Nicholson’s authoritative translation and edition of Rúmí’s magnum opus - reissued with a new for......more
Volume 5 of Reynold A. Nicholson’s authoritative translation and edition of Rúmí’s magnum opus - here reissued with a ne......more
Volume 4. of Reynold A. Nicholson’s authoritative translation and edition of Rúmí’s magnum opus - here reissued with a n......more
Volume 8 of Reynold A. Nicholson’s authoritative translation and edition of Rúmí’s magnum opus - reissued with a new for......more
Volume I of E.J.W. Gibb’s classic study of Ottoman Poetry - here reissued with a new foreword by Christine Woodhead - co......more
Volume 7 of Reynold A. Nicholson’s authoritative translation and edition of Rúmí’s magnum opus - reissued with a new for......more
This companion is the first comprehensive study of courier poetry--in which someone, usually a lonely lover, sends an un......more
This book explores the works of seven prominent contemporary Hindi women poets from India, showcasing a vibrant landscap......more
*Celestial Threads* unveils creation as a divine, lifelong learning process-a luminous tapestry forever being woven. Thi......more
*Celestial Threads* unveils creation as a divine, lifelong learning process-a luminous tapestry forever being woven. Thi......more
’Until effaced no one can actually Enter the Court of Holy Majesty. What is the meaning of the heavenly ascension? Non-b......more
M. de Gracia Concepcion explores the affective landscape of the Philippine diaspora in this classic collection, which wa......more
An explosive collection of revolutionary poems that make the case that only poetry can save humanity. Korean poet Pak Je......more
"If I must die, let it bring hope, let it be a tale." This rich, elegiac compilation of work from the late Palestinian p......more
Jun-long Lee’s debut collection of interconnected prose and free verse poems. In Abode, Jun-long Lee explores homes both......more
Chinese Poetry and Translation: Rights and Wrongs’ offers fifteen essays on the triptych of poetry + translation + Chine......more
"You wounded me. The wounds grew wings," so opens The Yellow Suitcase, lines that grab you and won’t let go. Poems land ......more
"You wounded me. The wounds grew wings," so opens The Yellow Suitcase, lines that it grabs you and won’t let go. Poems l......more
Hyakunin’shu: Reading the Hundred Poets in Late Edo Japan explores the "popular literary literacy" of the Japanese at th......more
From Ferdowsi to Rumi and Hafiz, poetry has played a central role in the historical Iranian cultural imagination. How ha......more
From Ferdowsi to Rumi and Hafiz, poetry has played a central role in the historical Iranian cultural imagination. How ha......more
Almost every work that touches the deepest depths of the reader’s soul, profoundly reflecting the essence of human exist......more
SĀKET: An English Transcreation reawakens Maithili Sharan Gupt’s 20th-century Hindi epic, widely considered the finest w......more
Experience timeless classics like never before in this Grand Type Collector’s Edition With clear, easy-to-read formattin......more
"Seeing the World" famed Dr. Mahapatra has come up with his second collection of poems "India for the World", continuing......more
A treasure trove of over 3000 proverbs, humorous and wise anecdotes, and popular quotations--ancient and modern--from th......more
Filled with heart-wrenching stories of fate and yearning, the million-copy international bestseller that sparked a socia......more
The Classic of Poetry (Shijing), also known as the "Mao Poetry" (Mao Shi), is the oldest existing collection of poetry i......more
Poetry always serves the twin purpose of offering entertainment through aesthetic delight, blissful emotional portrayal ......more
LIFE, LIFE SELECTED POEMS BY ARSENY TARKOVSKY Large Print Edition A book of poetry by Russian poet Arseny Tarkovsky, tra......more
An expansive bilingual anthology, Tracing the Ether showcases twenty-six acclaimed Saudi poets who are reimagining their......more
In a surprising change of career some years ago, Alwyn Marriage found herself travelling the world as Chief Executive of......more
When I discovered the place where I was born did not accept me, I found freedom in the unknown world. At the bottom of a......more
Whispers Between Silence and Light is a meditative journey through the quiet spaces of human experience-love and loss, m......more
A collection of beautifully resonant metaphysical poems from a singular voice in contemporary Chinese poetry. Here’s a w......more