The Oranges of Revolution Jo Shapcott

The Oranges of Revolution Jo ShapcottThere is a spectre haunting the world, and Western governments do not know how to respond. From the Arab Spring and the UK riots of 2011 to civil wars in Syria, Iraq, South Sudan, Libya and the Ukraine, our rulers pick and choose their favourites, colour coding the good revolutions and demonising those whom they cannot control as terrorists. Clare Saponia rigorously explores these confused and violent struggles, as if dissecting a blood orange skin,

with an introduction by Jeremy Poynting

this year celebrating his 50th translation of Arabic fiction

to see through their eyes

or humourous turns of phrase

the middleman of the title poem finds himself

child-speak

Vicki Feaver

and from renowned fiction writer and dramatist Abdel Khaliq al-Rikabi

inspired by the wonder of flight

Her first book of poems in German

was published by Damocle Edizioni

Irish history