Middle Eastern Poetry
Poetry has a deep tradition in the Middle East, starting with the Qu'ran, which is in many ways a work of poetry.
Language for a new century : contemporary poetry from the Middle East, Asia, and beyond by Chang, Tina.; Handal, Nathalie, Shankar, Ravi, Douglas Library PN6101.L26 2008
Desert voices : Bedouin women's poetry in Saudi Arabia Al-Ghadeer, Moneera, Alexander Library PJ8000.6.A44 2009
Poetics of Islamic Legitimacy : Myth, Gender, & Ceremony in the Classical Arabic Ode by Suzanne Pinckney Stetkevych, online.
Some famous Middle Eastern poets include: Ahmed Shawqi and Mahmoud Darwish and
Miscellaneous Resources:
Poetry (journal)
Arabic
“Arabic Poetry,” The Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics by RMA Allen, online.
Modern Arabic Poetry by Call Number: Alexander Library PJ7694.E3M64 1987ISBN: 9780231052733Publication Date: 1991-12-09
Modern Arabic Poetry by Call Number: Alexander PJ7655.A7 1967ISBN: 0916798151Publication Date: 1968-01-01
Classical Poems by Arab Women by Call Number: PJ7694.E3C53 1999ISBN: 0863560962Publication Date: 2000-02-01
Description in Classical Arabic Poetry by Call Number: OnlineISBN: 1280467134Publication Date: 2004-01-01
Persian
“Persian Poetry,” The Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics by RMA Allen, online.
Library of Congress Exhibit: Classical Persian Poetry
Studies in Persian Poetry by Call Number: Dana Library PK6416.K47 1994ISBN: 9789694071589Publication Date: 1994
An Anthology of Modern Persian Poetry by Call Number: Alexander and Robeson PK6449.E5A5ISBN: 0891581812Publication Date: 1978-06-01
Metaphor and Imagery in Persian Poetry by Call Number: Alexander Library PK6420.I43M48 2012ISBN: 9789004211254Publication Date: 2011-10-14
Reorientations / Arabic and Persian Poetry by Call Number: Dana Library PJ7541.R46 1994ISBN: 0253354935Publication Date: 1994-03-22
Turkish
“Turkish Poetry,” The Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics by RMA Allen, online.
Poetry International Archives: Turkish Poems
An Introduction to Ottoman Poetry by Call Number: Alexander Library PL217.A5ISBN: 0882970127Publication Date: 1976-01-01
Poetry's Voice, Society's Song by Call Number: Alexander Library PL220.A52 1985ISBN: 0295961538Publication Date: 1985-03-01