Blindfold / John Mikhail Asfour.

A sense of exile and belonging dominates the poems, following the journey of a blind man whose life in his new land has been hampered by prejudice and barriers to communication. Exposing the rich and surprising possibilities of a life that has undergone a frightening transformation, Blindfold relate...

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Main Author: Asfour, John
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Montréal : McGill-Queen's University Press, ©2011.
Series:Hugh MacLennan poetry series.
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505 0 |a A different world -- Mediterranean eyes -- The blind shepherd -- Call to mind -- Admitting the light -- Telling her stories -- The straw chair -- Uncle -- Silver threads -- Wings -- December 25th -- The intruder -- A Sunday in June -- Blindfold -- The cutting edge -- Surgery -- Ultimate -- Anticipation -- A shot in the paper -- Reflections -- Booting the PC -- Confined kisses -- Did not own up -- Beyond belief -- In the metro -- The interview -- The curtain's down -- Division of labour -- Etched on the mind -- Falling-out -- Black hole -- Eggs-- Morning coffee -- Oblivious -- At fifty-five -- Passing sesires -- Repudiation -- Second hand love -- Short of history -- Waiting -- Casual hand shake -- We only meet in a poem now. 
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