Tablets: secrets of the clay by Dunya Mikhail 2016 from ’50’s Teddy-boys to red

from ’50’s Teddy-boys to red shoes and Sidhe abductions beneath magic hills

Published January 2024

but the sun still shines

and is being published here in by Bloodaxe in the spring

He published his first collection at the age of 22

Tablets: secrets of the clay by Dunya Mikhail 2016 from ’50’s Teddy-boys to redTablets: Secrets of the Clay transforms the worlds first letter symbols, cut onto clay tablets, into matters of our modern everyday life. The poems are accompanied by drawings inspired by the ancient Sumerian images. These short poems, which can be read as Iraqi haiku, invoke an urgent wisdom beyond their original borders. In her authors note, Dunya Mikhail writes: At this moment, I am writing to you using tablets such as the computer or iPad or