Nadir John Betjeman of arrival and loss

of arrival and loss

the acquired – and the strange hybrids that come into being when the language of home is crossed with that of abroad

a disapproving father and a son seeking guidance

” There are poems from Mahmoud Darwish’s last collection

including new translations from James Noel

Nadir John Betjeman of arrival and lossThere are 35 million child refugees in the world today; over a million children were born in flight, in exile, in camps. While a great deal has been written about the suffering of those who are fleeing persecution, displacement, hunger and war, in Nadir Laura Fusco attempts to record the voices of the refugees themselves, especially the women and the children. Nadir is a book about desert caravans, dangerous sea crossings and desperate marches, about