02515nam 2200469 a 450 991078157370332120230725053829.00-7022-4728-6(CKB)2550000000065920(EBL)800677(OCoLC)769342009(MiAaPQ)EBC800677(Au-PeEL)EBL800677(CaPaEBR)ebr10514831(CaONFJC)MIL535116(EXLCZ)99255000000006592020110510d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||Ashes in the air[electronic resource] /Ali Alizadeh1st ed.St. Lucia, Qld. University of Queensland Pressc20111 online resource (102 p.)UQP poetry seriesDescription based upon print version of record.1-306-03865-0 0-7022-3872-4 Cover; About the Author; Also by Ali Alizadeh; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Table of Contents; Marco Polo; Aged; The White Room; Culture and Its Terrors; The Suspect; Listening to Michael Jackson in Tehran; The History of the Veil; Shut Up; Us & Them; The Chariot; A Familial Renaissance; The Letters I Won't Write; Exile and Entropy; Language(s); Dubai; Rich Eating; Americans; The Heater; Our Democracy; Now; Joan of Arc; Politkovskaya; Attar; Robespierre; March to War; Spiritus Mundi; The Guns of Northcote; The Volunteer; Seduction; Sufi's Remonstrance; 'Feast of Hunger' RevisitedDistance vs. the HeartMy Divine Comedy; The Armistice; The Deep End; Cacofonix; Sky Burial; The Brink; The Truth About Pain; Staph; Notes; AcknowledgmentsStrong and thought-provoking, these poems examine themes such as aging, fatherhood, identity, and migration. From the Tehran of the poet's childhood through the Australian coast of his teenage years to the nations visited in his adulthood, this dynamic volume gives voice to the story of a young man and his experiences of discovery. Sharing the hopes of a struggling writer as he explores Australia, China, and the Middle East, this compilation offers a broadened perspective on different ways of life.UQP poetry.BiculturalismPoetryBiculturalismA821.4Alizadeh Ali1561798MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910781573703321Ashes in the air3828815UNINA