Where War Was. Poems and Translations from Eritrea

Charles Cantalupo has written a book that crosses all the genres: Where War Was: Poems and Translations from Eritrea is part translation part reflection part epic illustrated with starkly beautiful photographic images by Lawrence Sykes. Cantalupo's poetry recounts his own journey in Eritrea and his translations of poems by Eritrean writers are authentic and memorable. - Alexandra Dugdale Editor Modern Poetry in Translation Charles Cantalupo has two previous collections of poetry - Light the Lights and Animal Woman and Other Spirits. His translations of Eritrean poetry include We Have Our Voice We Invented the Wheel and Who Needs a Story and he has written War and Peace in Contemporary Eritrean Poetry. Distinguished Professor of English Comparative Literature and African Studies at Penn State University he is also the author of books on Thomas Hobbes and Ng?g? wa Thiong'o and a memoir Joining Africa - From Anthills to Asmara.