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Lines of fire : poetry of the Afro-Asian writers movement / edited by Tariq Mehmood.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- Arabic
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Lotus (Magazine).
- Call (Journal).
- Afro-Asian Writers' Conference (1958 : Tashkent).
- Afro-Asian Writers' Conference.
- Afro-Asian Writers' Conference (1955 : Bandung).
- African poetry--Translations into English.
- African poetry.
- Oriental poetry--Translations into English.
- Oriental poetry.
- Afro-Asian Writers Association--History.
- Afro-Asian Writers Association.
- Afro-Asian Writers Movement--History.
- Local Subjects:
- Afro-Asian Writers Movement--History.
- Genre:
- Revolutionary poetry.
- poetry.
- Poetry.
- Physical Description:
- 493 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Beirut, Lebanon : American University of Beirut Press, [2025]
- [Place of publication not identified] : Daraja Press
- Language Note:
- In English; foreword in English and Arabic.
- Summary:
- "This book introduces the history of the Afro-Asian Writers' Movement and highlights those who used their pens as weapons to fight injustice. This work also extensively discusses the Tashkent and Bandung conferences that aimed to bring writers together, discuss peace, poetry, and decolonization. As in many movements, internal conflicts and the watchful eye of intelligent services were some of the challenges that faced the writers and editors. Most importantly, this work draws parallels between the struggles of the past and those of today, placing poetry and powerful writing at the heart of resistance, remembrance, and the ongoing fight for justice.The book includes more than one-hundred poems from The Call and Lotus categorized into four sections: Exile, Independence and Nationalism, Place and Land, and Hope and Endurance."
- Contents:
- Foreword: Lotus and the Literary Torch
- Introduction
- Poems from The Call
- Poems from Lotus: Exile, Independence and Nationalism, Place and Land, Hope and Endurance.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Abstract taken from: https://www.aub.edu.lb/articles/Pages/Lines-of-Fire.aspx (viewed on: 2026-02-23).
- AUB Publication.
- ISBN:
- 9786144920145
- 6144920145
- 9781990263453
- 1990263453
- OCLC:
- 1586372218
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