{"product_id":"poems-from-the-edge-of-extinction-the-beautiful-new-treasury-of-poetry-in-endangered-languages-in-association-with-the-national-poetry-library-paperback","title":"Poems from the Edge of Extinction: The Beautiful New Treasury of Poetry in Endangered Languages, in Association with the National Poetry Library - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eChris McCabe\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGold winner in Poetry and Special Honors Award winner for Best Anthology Nautilus Book Awards \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe Beautiful New Treasury of Poetry in Endangered Languages, in Association with the National Poetry Library Featuring award-winning poets from cultures as diverse as the Ainu people of Japan to the Zoque of Mexico, with languages that range from the indigenous Ahtna of Alaska to the Shetlandic dialect of Scots, this evocative collection gathers together 50 of the finest poems in endangered, or vulnerable, languages from across the continents. \u003cbr\u003eWith poems by influential, award-winning poets such as US poet laureate Joy Harjo, Hawad, Valzhyna Mort, and Jackie Kay, this collection offers a unique insight into both languages and poetry, taking the reader on an emotional, life-affirming journey into the cultures of these beautiful languages, celebrating our linguistic diversity and highlighting our commonalities and the fundamental role verbal art plays in human life. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEach poem appears in its original form, alongside an English translation, and is accompanied by a commentary about the language, the poet and the poem - in a vibrant celebration of life, diversity, language, and the enduring power of poetry. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne language is falling silent every two weeks. Half of the 7,000 languages spoken in the world today will be lost by the end of this century. With the loss of these languages, we also lose the unique poetic traditions of their speakers and writers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis timely anthology is passionately edited by widely published poet and UK National Poetry Librarian, Chris McCabe, who is also the founder of the Endangered Poetry Project, a major project launched by London's Southbank Centre to collect poetry written in the world's disappearing languages, and introduced by Dr Mandana Seyfeddinipur, Director of the Endangered Languages Documentation Programme and the Endangered Languages Archive at SOAS University of London, and Dr Martin Orwin, Senior Lecturer in Somali and Amharic, SOAS University of London. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLanguages included in the book: Assyrian; Belarusian; Chimiini; Irish Gaelic; Maori; Navajo; Patua; Rotuman; Saami; Scottish Gaelic; Welsh; Yiddish; Zoque \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePoets included in the book: Joy Harjo; Hawad; Jackie Kay; Aurélia Lassaque; Nineb Lamassu; Gearóid Mac Lochlainn; Valzhyna Mort; Laura Tohe; Taniel Varoujan; Avrom Sutzkever\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eChris McCabe works as the Head of the National Poetry Library and launched the Endangered Poetry Project in 2017, a major project to collect poetry written in the world's dying languages. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eChris McCabe's poetry collections are \u003ci\u003eThe Hutton Inquiry, Zeppelins\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTHE RESTRUCTURE\u003c\/i\u003e (all Salt Publishing) and, most recently, \u003ci\u003eSpeculatrix\u003c\/i\u003e (Penned in the Margins). He has recorded a CD with the Poetry Archive was shortlisted for The Ted Hughes Award in 2013 for his collaborative book with Maria Vlotides, \u003ci\u003ePharmapoetica\u003c\/i\u003e. His plays \u003ci\u003eShad Thames, Broken Wharf\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMudflats\u003c\/i\u003e, which won a Northern Arts Award, have been performed in London and Liverpool. He has read his work at venues including Southbank Centre, the British Library, the BFI, the Whitechapel Gallery and the Wellcome as well as performing at festivals such as Latitude and Ledbury.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 7.7 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 26, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51766995583264,"sku":"9781473693005","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/48e9e5d1187afa3199119382ecebad56.webp?v=1780302559","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/poems-from-the-edge-of-extinction-the-beautiful-new-treasury-of-poetry-in-endangered-languages-in-association-with-the-national-poetry-library-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}