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Winner of the Walt Whitman Award of the Academy of American Poets, Almontaser's debut collection is a wonderfully crafted portrait of Muslim womanhood and the country and people of Yemen that also explores femininity, family, post-9/11 discrimination against Muslims, and the wild fox—a "lost, sly animal" who has a reoccurring presence here. Throughout, Almontaser weaves in history, cultural traditions, and the Arabic language, revealing a standout gift for metaphor, wordplay, and storytelling. The fear of di...Log In or Sign Up to Read More