Invitation to a Secret Feast: Selected Poems

Poetry. Translation. Joumana Haddad, an unrivaled poetry star in Arabic (and many other languages) famous for her deeply passionate poetic visions, has finally given the English-speaking world entry into her luscious work. In these gorgeous translations, her voice remains sumptuous and alluring, carefully drawing the reader in before unveiling soulful insight and wisdom. This is Lebanese-born Joumana Haddad's fifth collection of poetry to be published. She is highly regarded as a poet not only throughout the Arab-speaking world, but also in Europe and Latin America. She has a strong presence on the Internet and has her own Internet fan club. She is currently a literary journalist for the daily Lebanese newspaper An-Nahar.

Joumana Haddad (born December 6, 1970, Beirut) is a renowned Lebanese poet, translator and journalist. She is head of the Cultural pages in prestigious "An Nahar" newspaper, as well as the administrator of the IPAF literary prize (the "Arab Booker") and the editor-in-chief of JASAD, a controversial Arabic magazine specialized in the literature and arts of the body. She has already published several poetry collections, widely acclaimed by critics. Her books have been translated to many languages and published abroad.