The Book of Rain Laynie Browne Winship Professor of Philosophy at

Winship Professor of Philosophy at Emory University

“exile has no form but leaves a trace

selected by Eileen Myles

juxtaposing the hunger for flight with the longing for family and home

een wijk in de Buitenste Randstad

The Book of Rain Laynie Browne Winship Professor of Philosophy atAb Zayd al Anr The contents of the future are the contents of a cloud. So begins translator David Larsens introduction for the Book of Rain, the earliest known catalogue of Arabic weather words, by early Arabic linguist Ab Zayd al Anr. In Larsens translation, Ab Zayds lexicography of rain is simultaneously an academic, archival, and poetic pursuit. After the fashion of Larsens award winning translation of Names of the Lion, these rich, extensive lists