A New Diwan

by Andrew Staniland

Andrew Staniland's "A New Diwan (h/t Alisher Navoiy)" is a sequence of 84 short poems, written in long, stepped couplets and inspired by the fifteenth century poet, as well as by Uzbekistan's Silk Road cities, its literature and landscapes. It is a contemplative, non-narrative sequence, to be read a few poems at a time.

122 pages, Paperback

Published July 11, 2020

Reviews

[Ani · Rating 5 out of 5]

Received this book as a gift. A delicate mosaic of poetry.