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by Sholeh Wolpe (Author) "Aisha was gunned down in her father's butcher shop..." (more)
Key Phrases: Lost Vegas
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In a world where cultures and religions are recklessly facing off, Sholeh Wolpé writes careful poems that cast a light on some of what we all hold in common. --Billy Collins

Sholeh Wolpé s poems are political, satirical, and unflinching in the face of war, tyranny and loss. Talismanic and alchemical, they attempt to transmute experience into the magic of the imagined. But they also dare to be tender and funny lyrical moments. This book is remarkable and unexpected. --Chris Abani

The Scar Saloon is a humane and compassionate book in which horror is balanced by love, pain by pleasure, denial by sensuality, seriousness with humor. Many of the poems are set in the Middle East, but Sholeh Wolpé is clearly a poet of the world. --Charles Harper Webb

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  • Paperback: 80 pages
  • Publisher: Red Hen Press (September 1, 2004)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 188899603X
  • ISBN-13: 978-1888996036
  • Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.8 x 0.2 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,102,660 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Billy Collins, Chris Abani and Charles Web describe it best:, December 21, 2004

In a world where cultures and religions are recklessly facing off,Sholeh Wolpé writes careful poems that cast a light on some
of what we all hold in common.

-- Billy Collins, U.S. Poet Laureate (2001-2003)


The Scar Saloon is a humane and compassionate book in which horror is balanced by love, pain by pleasure, denial by sensuality, seriousness with humor. Many of the poems are set in the Middle East, but Sholeh Wolpé is clearly a poet of the world.

--Charles Harper Webb, author of Liver (winner of the Felix PollakPrize)

Sholeh Wolpé's poems are political, satirical, and unflinching in the face of war, tyranny and loss. Talismanic and alchemical, they attempt to transmute experience into the magic of the imagined. But they also dare to be tender and funny lyrical moments. This book is remarkable and unexpected.

--Chris Abani, author of Daphne's Lot and Graceland

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