Fugitive / Refugee
Document Type
Book
Publication Date
2024
Abstract
In Fugitive/Refuge, Philip Metres follows the journey of his refugee ancestors—from Lebanon to Mexico to the United States—in a vivid exploration of what it means to long for home. A book-length qasida, the collection draws on ancient poetic traditions and invents new forms—odes and arabics, sonnets and close-ups, prayers and documentary voicings, heroic couplets and homophonic translations—to confront the perils of our age: forced migration, climate change, and toxic nationalism.
Recommended Citation
Metres, Philip, "Fugitive / Refugee" (2024). 2024 Faculty Bibliography. 8.
https://collected.jcu.edu/fac_bib_2024/8
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