On the Edge of a Sword Chris Searle Translated from the Arabic by

Translated from the Arabic by Issa J

from Cheshire to Monmouthshire

There is a winning insistence on detail offered with an irony that blends into satire

whose creation of a voice for Jordon Sant is troubling

bringing to life an immigrant generation's abrasive encounter with the anglicising power of schooling

On the Edge of a Sword Chris Searle Translated from the Arabic byOn the Edge of a Sword is a selection of Kristiina Ehins latest work deeply personal, unflinchingly honest, autobiographical poems which, at the same time, are also a heartfelt defense of the right of the Estonian language to exist and flourish in our increasingly anglicised world.