Back to Babylon - by Agnes Meadows (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Poetry and prose inspired by the author's participation in the Babylon International Festival of Arts and Culture in 2012, 2014 and 2016<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><em>Back to Babylon</em>, the seventh collection from London-based poet and writer, Agnes Meadows, is based on her visits to Iraq for the Babylon International Festival of Arts & Culture in 2012, 2014 and 2016, and the things she saw there. As well as poetry, Back to Babylon includes the Blog she wrote during her 2012 visit. From convivial jasmine-scented nights in the old city of Babil to the horror and grief at Al-Mawahil with its mass grave of 13,000 disappeared Iraqis, her writing takes the reader ever closer to life in this troubled region.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>In an age when so many bloggers love to blather on without any real knowledge or experience of the world, when good reporting is so demeaned as to be called Fake News, and when too many poets (especially 'internet poets') write obsessively only about themselves, how refreshing it is, indeed how valuable it is, to have a poet who demonstrates clear empathy for those genuinely less fortunate than ourselves, and who bases her work on real lived experience. Agnes Meadows has a tremendously sharp eye for telling details and a generosity of spirit to be treasured, whilst remaining very aware of the differences between cultures and the vicissitudes of the human condition. Some of these poems are difficult to read: they have the power to provoke anger or tears, but they carry more weight than a dozen newspaper reports or TV documentaries. Airheads, group huggers, armchair pontificators and the over-opinionated would all benefit hugely from reading this book. As will you. </p><p>Graham Buchan, Author of <em>Airport Reading</em>, <em>There is Violence in these Vapours</em>, <em>In Bed with Shostakovich</em>, <em>Lucky</em> and <em>Burglar - 45 Slight Poems</em>.</p><br>
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