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We announce with pride the release of Perishable Poems<\/em><\/a>\u00a0(Po\u00e8mes P\u00e9rissables<\/em>)\u00a0by Abdellatif\u00a0La\u00e2bi in a new translation by Peter Thompson, continuing our focus on post-colonial literatures of northern Africa. English speakers can now join Africans and Africa scholars in recognizing Abdellatif La\u00e2bi as Morocco\u2019s preeminent living poet.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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