Khaled Hosseini (Author of of The Kite Runner & A Thousand
Splendid Suns) on Lefke Automatic/Destiny of Love: "This is lovely,
moving work, with a sense of mystery, and the possibility of
unexpected discovery, forever at hand. At times open ended,
elusive, and abstract, Yusuf Misdaq 's poems can also be bold,
emphatic, and unafraid."
As the above quote indicates, this 6th installment of Yusuf
Misdaq's poetry series takes a completely unexpected turn. The book
begins as a poetic travelogue of a journey to the small
Mediterranean village named in the books title; there Misdaq visits
a living Saint of the Sufi tradition. The literary and poetic
descriptions of this amazing and mysterious man are lively and
enticing, leaving the reader feeling like Misdaq's travel partner,
if not intimate friend. For anyone who has ever returned from a
holiday feeling uplifted, inspired and refreshed (and is aware of
the precious, fleeting nature of this lovely feeling) then this
book surely enters into must-have territory. Not only is the brief
(15 pages or so) description of the journey itself cataloged in
rich language, with evocative colors, emotions, history and culture
(there is even a glossary of terms and preface), but most inspiring
of all, the author tries relentlessly to extend that special
'post-holiday high' in the second half of the book which takes
place after returning home (or, "Back to the fake real world," as
Misdaq puts it).
At this point each poem (and occasional 'song') becomes more and
more vivid than the last, and the dazzled reader will be left
wondering how on Earth this poet is capable of conjuring up such
unexpectedly metaphysical meanings from everyday city phenomena
like cigarettes, tissue paper, mobile phones, parking spaces and
trains. Finally, the 'Destiny of Love' mentioned in the title is
indeed a poetic love story, that of falling in love just as the
Spring of 2010 arrives. It is a perfect and well-described backdrop
to fit the themes of the work.
Lefke Automatic is clearly Misdaq's best attempt yet at catching
the butterfly of life's beauty in his madly foraging, relentless,
style-shifting net. At once the calmest, most personal, and deepest
of all the previous books, this magic edition is for anybody truly
interested in implementing spirituality and inspiration in their
daily lives.
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