TY - BOOK AU - Marchi,Lisa TI - The funambulists: women poets of the Arab diaspora T2 - Gender, culture, and politics in the Middle East SN - 9780815655473 AV - PN1091 .F863 2021 PY - 2022/// CY - Syracuse, New York PB - Syracuse University Press KW - Poetry, Modern KW - Women authors KW - History and criticism KW - Arab authors KW - Women and literature KW - Electronic Books N1 - 2; 2; b N2 - "In the Funambulists, Marchi brings together and compares a select group of poetry collections written by contemporary Arab diasporic women poets living in the US, Canada, and Europe. Spanning many languages and countries, this study is built on the concept of tension, focusing on seven poets who use their art to balance and flexibility together with courage and transgression to walk a tightrope stretched out across cultures, religions, and nations"-- UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=2896019&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518 ER -