Knife Sharpener by Sargon Boulus Michael Edwards of mature reflections on youthful

of mature reflections on youthful experiences

Described as “a writer of great tenderness and lyricism” (Agenda

ghost mouths hidden inside the mouth you are kissing

The collection is punctuated by landays- a Pashtun poetic form

So when she is invited to join her school’s slam poetry club

Knife Sharpener by Sargon Boulus Michael Edwards of mature reflections on youthfulKnife Sharpener Selected Poems is a posthumous commemoration and celebration of Sargon Boulus, in a collection of poems, written between 1991 and 2007 that he translated himself, together with an essay, "Poetry and Memory", written a few months before he died in October 2007. With a Foreword by Adonis and an Introduction by Dublin poet and publisher Pat Boran, the volume includes nine pages of photographs and tributes from fellow poets and writers