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| Zusammenfassung: | "In her third poetry collection, Hijra, Hala Alyan creates poems of migration and flight reflecting and bearing witness to the haunting particulars in her transnational journey as well as those of her mother, her mother's sister, the lost aunts of her father in Gaza, and her Syrian grandmother Alyan's interest in issues of social justice, disparity, and occupation informs her examination of the lives of women from an unnamed, war-torn village as they migrate to the West. These poems explore what it is like for them to lose their home, language, and culture as the result of political conflicts over which they have no control. The speaker contemplates how to go about learning to rebuild life in exile within a city built for others. The reader sees war, diaspora, and immigration, and hears the marginalized voices of women of color. The poems use lyrical diction and striking imagery to evoke the weight of an emotional and visceral journey. They grow and build in length and form, reflecting the gains the women in the poems make in re-creating selfhood through endurance and strength. In prose, narrative, and confessional-style poems, Alyan reflects on how physical space is refashioned, transmitted, and remembered. Her voice is distinct, fresh, relevant, and welcoming"-- "In Islam, hijra refers to the Prophet Muhammad's departure from Mecca to Medina; the term has come to mean any exodus. Bearing witness to the testimony of immigration--not only the poet's but also that of her family--the poems in the collection create a dialogue between the two worlds of migration"-- |
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| spelling | Alyan, Hala, 1986- author. https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJqw7BWq3ywvrx8kjPBgKd http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2015164784 Poems. Selections Hijra / Hala Alyan. Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, [2016] ©2016 1 online resource text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier data file Crab Orchard series in poetry "In her third poetry collection, Hijra, Hala Alyan creates poems of migration and flight reflecting and bearing witness to the haunting particulars in her transnational journey as well as those of her mother, her mother's sister, the lost aunts of her father in Gaza, and her Syrian grandmother Alyan's interest in issues of social justice, disparity, and occupation informs her examination of the lives of women from an unnamed, war-torn village as they migrate to the West. These poems explore what it is like for them to lose their home, language, and culture as the result of political conflicts over which they have no control. The speaker contemplates how to go about learning to rebuild life in exile within a city built for others. The reader sees war, diaspora, and immigration, and hears the marginalized voices of women of color. The poems use lyrical diction and striking imagery to evoke the weight of an emotional and visceral journey. They grow and build in length and form, reflecting the gains the women in the poems make in re-creating selfhood through endurance and strength. In prose, narrative, and confessional-style poems, Alyan reflects on how physical space is refashioned, transmitted, and remembered. Her voice is distinct, fresh, relevant, and welcoming"-- Provided by publisher "In Islam, hijra refers to the Prophet Muhammad's departure from Mecca to Medina; the term has come to mean any exodus. Bearing witness to the testimony of immigration--not only the poet's but also that of her family--the poems in the collection create a dialogue between the two worlds of migration"-- Provided by publisher Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed September 9, 2016). Cover Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Ancestry -- Part One -- Before the Revolt -- New Year -- Aria -- Wedding -- Alchemy -- The Children -- Invasion -- Marriage -- Rapture in Absentia -- The Youngest Wife -- Hijra -- The Prophecy -- Part Two -- Budur -- Azra -- Khadija -- Seham -- Maysam -- Lujayn -- Hadeel -- Reema -- Zaynab -- Yasmin -- Lamis -- Amna -- Sana -- Fatima -- Afra -- Part Three -- Meals -- Asylum -- First Winter -- Plumage -- In the City of Fire -- Idols -- The Letter Home -- Asking for the Daughter -- Retrieval -- Diaspora -- Part Four -- Foliage -- Hamra -- Marrow -- Salat -- Mania -- Bandits -- Scripts -- Solarium -- Exile Nocturne -- Riots -- Transatlantic -- Chirophobia -- Forecasting -- Lions -- Acknowledgments -- Back Cover. American poetry. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85004382 Poésie américaine. POETRY American General. bisacsh FICTION General. bisacsh American poetry fast Electronic book. Print version: Alyan, Hala. Hijra. Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, [2016] Crab orchard series in poetry 9780809335404 Crab Orchard award series in poetry. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n98090864 FWS01 ZDB-4-EBA FWS_PDA_EBA https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=1293665 Volltext |
| spellingShingle | Alyan, Hala, 1986- Hijra / Crab Orchard award series in poetry. Cover Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Ancestry -- Part One -- Before the Revolt -- New Year -- Aria -- Wedding -- Alchemy -- The Children -- Invasion -- Marriage -- Rapture in Absentia -- The Youngest Wife -- Hijra -- The Prophecy -- Part Two -- Budur -- Azra -- Khadija -- Seham -- Maysam -- Lujayn -- Hadeel -- Reema -- Zaynab -- Yasmin -- Lamis -- Amna -- Sana -- Fatima -- Afra -- Part Three -- Meals -- Asylum -- First Winter -- Plumage -- In the City of Fire -- Idols -- The Letter Home -- Asking for the Daughter -- Retrieval -- Diaspora -- Part Four -- Foliage -- Hamra -- Marrow -- Salat -- Mania -- Bandits -- Scripts -- Solarium -- Exile Nocturne -- Riots -- Transatlantic -- Chirophobia -- Forecasting -- Lions -- Acknowledgments -- Back Cover. American poetry. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85004382 Poésie américaine. POETRY American General. bisacsh FICTION General. bisacsh American poetry fast |
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| title_full | Hijra / Hala Alyan. |
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| topic | American poetry. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85004382 Poésie américaine. POETRY American General. bisacsh FICTION General. bisacsh American poetry fast |
| topic_facet | American poetry. Poésie américaine. POETRY American General. FICTION General. American poetry Electronic book. |
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