Pilgrim Bell

Autor*innen

• Kaveh Akbar

Parameter

• Belletristik
• Esoterik & Religion
• Poesie
• Religiöse Themen
• Sachliteratur

Mehr zum Buch

Shortlisted for the 2022 Forward Prize, Kaveh Akbar's second collection embarks on a spiritual journey of disavowal, exploring the presence of divinity amidst the shedding of self and belonging. It grapples with the complexities of recovery from addiction without annihilating the self-as-addict and contemplates the challenges of living justly in a nation that seeks erasure. Akbar poses the poignant question, "what now shall I repair?" and responds with prayer as a form of devotion to dissonance—addressing the void left by a loved one's absence, the discipline of austerity, and the experience of being a Muslim in an Islamophobic society. Richly crafted and generous, the collection's linguistic rigor resonates with the current moment and beyond. As the soul confronts its limits against the backdrop of the American empire and human capacity for both cruelty and grace, these powerful poems inhabit the empty space where song thrives—resonant, revelatory, and sacred. America, I warn you, if you invite me into your home I will linger, kissing my beloveds frankly, pulling up radishes and capping all your pens. There are no good kings, only burning palaces. "Very few living writers write so achingly toward God as Kaveh Akbar... each of the poems in this collection finds its target." - LAUREN GROFF

• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2022
• Einband: Paperback