Blindfold

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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Asfour, John
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Montréal : McGill-Queen's University Press, ©2011.
Series:Hugh MacLennan poetry series.
Subjects:
Blindness > Poetry.
FICTION > General.
POETRY > Canadian.
poetry.
Poetry.
Poésie.
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Table of Contents:
  • 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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