#theoppositeswings

[wcharaf]

“He swings in the night, and she beside him on the other swing. They swing in opposite directions, only to meet in the middle, in passing. It is a friendship, but she is his beloved, his adoration. Close as she is, she remains elusive forever. This incident of “opposite swings” serves as a grander metaphor for the themes of this collection of poems: heartbreak, assimilation, isolation, and stark contrast. Here is a young man—a Lebanese immigrant, a devout Believer, a helpless lover—tormented by unrequited love and a foreign, rejecting culture. With tender grace and colliding contrast, Charafeddine’s poems blend the surging tsunamic passion of his broken Middle-Eastern spirit with the tacit craft of the English form. The photographs in the book, which serve to enhance the poems, are equally masterful.” Yousif Alqamoussi Thank you @yalqam Get your copy today on amazon: bit.ly/oppositeswings #oppositeswings #theoppositeswings #wpoetry #wissampoetry #poetry #poems #arabamerican #wcharaf https://www.instagram.com/p/BwBf0c2FwzM/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=bvpor035ib1r

[wcharaf]

“With tender grace and colliding contrast, Wissam Charafeddine’s poetry blends the surging, tsunamic passion of the Middle-Eastern spirit with the tacit craft of the English form.” Yousef Alqamoussi, Author of chapter one: Costa Rica @yalqam Get your copy on Amazon: bit.ly/oppositeswings #chapteronecostarica #theoppositeswings #oppositeswings (at Dearborn Heights, Michigan) https://www.instagram.com/p/BvvYDXcFz_i/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=ik1v6hfn10xo

[wcharaf]

New in W’s Photography via Instagram I put pieces of my heart into a book ... selected poems from 1996-2013 ... coming out next month. #theoppositeswings #wpoetry #wcharaf March 16, 2019 at 06:37PM

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New in W's Photography

New in W’s Photography

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#theoppositeswings #wissampoetry #truestory #wcharaf February 23, 2020 at 09:40AM