Songs of the Mountain: Kurdish Poetry in Translation

Layla Hossein's masterful translations bring contemporary Kurdish poetry to English-language readers for the first time at this scale. The collection spans Sorani, Kurmanji, and Zazaki dialects, with biographical notes for each poet and a critical introduction situating the work in the broader Kurdish literary tradition. From the protest poems of the 1980s to the experimental verse of the new generation, this anthology captures the breadth and vitality of Kurdish poetic expression. A must-have for poetry lovers, translators, and students of…

Layla Hossein's masterful translations bring contemporary Kurdish poetry to English-language readers for the first time at this scale. The collection spans Sorani, Kurmanji, and Zazaki dialects, with biographical notes for each poet and a critical introduction situating the work in the broader Kurdish literary tradition.

From the protest poems of the 1980s to the experimental verse of the new generation, this anthology captures the breadth and vitality of Kurdish poetic expression. A must-have for poetry lovers, translators, and students of Middle Eastern literature.