The Gamekeeper John Lyons

The Gamekeeper John LyonsGeorge Purse is an ex steelworker employed as a gamekeeper on a ducal country estate. He gathers, hand rears and treasures the birds to be shot at by his wealthy employers. He must ensure that the Duke and his guests have good hunts when the shooting season comes round on the Glorious Twelfth; he must ensure that the poachers who sneak onto the land in search of food do not. Season by season, over the course of a year, George makes his rounds. He is

where he is a Professor of Creative Writing at the University of Arkansas

editor and poet

the poet filmmakers Ahmed Al-Mulla and Safaa Fathy

this book showcases a diversity of styles

and poems by Saadi Youssef (Iraq)

it has entered the deepest layer of my being with its rare combination of directness and subtle nuances

can occasionally unearth something rather powerful

A Caribbean Life

Her pamphlet Parade the Fib (Tall Lighthouse

Roland Denning

literary translators

intellectual freedom and creativity in the Arab world and establish important cultural initiatives: Ziad Rahbani