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This article appeared in the June 16, 2003 edition of The Nation.

May 29, 2003

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BARDS OF BAGHDAD

New York City

Sinan Antoon did more to enlighten us about what was lost in Baghdad than many other writings, simply because he went into the heart of the matter--what it was like to live in Baghdad before the 1991 war, and the one of 2003 ["Dead Poets Society," May 26]. The voice of the poet speaks Life, and that is what moves us.

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About Adam Shatz

Adam Shatz is a senior editor at the London Review of Books and a former literary editor of The Nation. He has worked at the New York Times Book Review, Lingua Franca and The New Yorker. Shatz is the editor of Prophets Outcast: A Century of Dissident Jewish Writing About Zionism and Israel (Nation Books).He also edited Lingua Franca's book reviews and has reported from Lebanon and Algeria for the New York Review of Books. Shatz has contributed numerous articles on politics, music and culture to The Nation, The New York Review of Books, the Village Voice, American Prospect and the New York Times. more...

About Diane Rafferty

Diane Rafferty trained as a professional dancer at the School of American Ballet and writes about dance for MusicalAmerica.com. Her articles have appeared in The New Yorker, the New York Times and England's Spectator, among other publications. more...

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