The Book of Rain Laynie Browne and critic of genius

and critic of genius

Her imperative becomes to make us see what has gone unseen

Ze zoekt rust voor haar voorouders en waagt de sprong naar de toekomst

The poetry and prose collected in Plainwater are a testament to the extraordinary imagination of Anne Carson

The Book of Rain Laynie Browne and critic of geniusAb Zayd al Anr The contents of the future are the contents of a cloud. So begins translator David Larsens introduction for the Book of Rain, the earliest known catalogue of Arabic weather words, by early Arabic linguist Ab Zayd al Anr. In Larsens translation, Ab Zayds lexicography of rain is simultaneously an academic, archival, and poetic pursuit. After the fashion of Larsens award winning translation of Names of the Lion, these rich, extensive lists