How to see palace pillars as if they were palm trees

Kayfa ta

How to see palace pillars as if they were palm trees

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This book explores writings and poems that exist on the margins of canonical Arabic literature. Many such poems exist now only through the footnotes of other documents, referenced but uncredited, republished in part, or lost forever to the endless fragmentation of sources in libraries and within manuscripts. Starting from analyzing a single verse of poetry on Abdallah the Killed (Abdallah al Qateel), who was killed by the last thing he saw; the columns of the castle, this book reflects on Abdallah the Killed, a fictional character that has a real genealogy, who nevertheless only exists in extensive footnotes that expound on his stories, and form the body of this book. An exploration of the idea of uncredited literature, authorship, historiography and its negative space.

Softcover
Dimensions: 9.6 cm x 14.8 cm
Weight: 0.1 kg
English
80 pages
ISBN: 9789953560380
Publisher: Kayfa - Ta
Published in 2023

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Hussein Nassereddine is a Lebanese poet, artist and graphic designer. His works in video, photography, image-making and writing deal with different ideas including fragility, poetics of images, personal and collective memory, history and mythology. He lives and works in Beirut.

Kayfa ta is an independent publishing initiative founded in 2012 by Maha Maamoun and Ala Younis. The project adopts the familiar format of the “how-to” manual (kayfa meaning “how” and ta meaning “to”) as a framework for exploring contemporary needs and questions. Through its publications, Kayfa ta examines the development of skills, tools, ideas and sensibilities that respond to the complexities of the present moment.

Hussein Nassereddine is a Lebanese poet, artist and graphic designer. His works in video, photography, image-making and writing deal with different ideas including fragility, poetics of images, personal and collective memory, history and mythology. He lives and works in Beirut.

Kayfa ta is an independent publishing initiative founded in 2012 by Maha Maamoun and Ala Younis. The project adopts the familiar format of the “how-to” manual (kayfa meaning “how” and ta meaning “to”) as a framework for exploring contemporary needs and questions. Through its publications, Kayfa ta examines the development of skills, tools, ideas and sensibilities that respond to the complexities of the present moment.

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