A Theory of Birds(1st Edition) Poems (Etel Adnan Poetry Series) by ZainaAlsous Paperback, 88 Pages, Published 2019 by University Of Arkansas Press ISBN-13: 978-1-68226-104-0, ISBN: 1-68226-104-2
"Winner of the 2019 Etel Adnan Poetry PrizeInside the dodo bird is a forest, Inside the forest a peach analog, Inside the peach analog a woman, Inside the woman a lake of funeralsThis layering of bird, woman, place, technology, and ceremony, which begins this first full-length collection by Zaina Alsous, mirrors the layering of insights that marks the collection as a whole. The poems in A Theory of Birds draw on inherited memory, histori ..."
"Marking seventy years of displacement and occupation in Palestine, Mizna presents The Palestine Issue, centering the Palestinian struggle for liberation and the rich literature it has spurred, guest edited by playwright and poet Ismail ..."
A Theory of Birds Poems by ZainaAlsous 70 Pages, Published 2019 by University Of Arkansas Press ISBN-13: 978-1-61075-674-7, ISBN: 1-61075-674-6
"Stretching their wings toward de-erasure, these poems—their subjects and their logics—refuse to stay put within a single category. This is poetry in support of a decolonized mind."