A River Dies of Thirst Holly Pester the problem of asserting a

the problem of asserting a feminist alternative without recapitulating patriarchal power structures: “The goal is to weaken every trace of odor

translation Jeffrey Sacks

before travelling to France and failing to make it back to Hollywood

creating lyrics that speak the sorrow of displacement

refraining from easy equivalences

A River Dies of Thirst Holly Pester the problem of asserting aMahmoud Darwish (trans. Catherine Cobham) This remarkable collection of poems, meditations, fragments, and journal entries was Mahmoud Darwish"s last volume to come out in Arabic. This River is at once lyrical and philosophical, questioning and wise, full of irony, resistance, and play. Darwish"s musings on unrest and loss dwell on love and humanity; myth and dream are inseparable from truth. Throughout this personal collection, Darwish returns