Hakim, a Pakistani taxi driver whizzing through the streets. Patrick, a Ugandan security guard with aspirations of becoming a writer. Farida, a Moroccan beautician hoping for a fresh start. Saeed, a respected Emirati journalist just back from London. Taking place across the last few days of Ramadan, 'Minutes from the Miracle City' is a unique retelling of the virtuoso project that is Dubai.

Linguistically dexterous, scintillating with intelligence and wit, and balancing incisive observation with deep compassion, the short fictions in Y Knots draw us into the lives of characters we feel completely involved with. Here we have a hall of mirrors in which the writer mines his soul for images that reflect the story. But in interrogating the self, what Omar Sabbagh produces is an engaging array of unique perspectives on all our souls.

An exploration of fatherhood that takes us beyond the quotidian to explore the ties that bind with a philosophical eye and a lyrical heart. In his most personal collection yet, Omar Sabbagh brings a concentrated gaze to bear on turbulent emotions. Morning Lit is a deep and sustained exploration of fatherhood, marriage and bereavement: of love and its shadow side, which is loss. Crammed with symbolism, it is a work of maturity both emotional and poetic. Fiona Sampson Omar Sabbagh offers his readers deeply contemplative-and even more deeply felt-windows into the both the seemingly relentless tensions and nearly transcendent joys of family life. Sabbagh masterfully demonstrates the full range of his poetic voice and craftsmanship, choosing most often to approach profound tribulation and self-interrogation within precisely contained rhymes and rhythms while bursting effusively into wholly charming exaltations in celebration of his daughter. Here, nothing is valued more than kindness, yet, with its abundant references to philosophy, psychology, history, and economic theory, Morning Lit;Portals After Alia reminds us that being present and open to the struggles and wonders of our own lives requires every resource of mind and heart we have. Kathleen Graber, author o The River Twice Here is a paean to fatherhood in all its terrifying joy and vulnerability. It evokes the gratitude of the born-again parent, the wonder of being programmed 'to love unconditionally', of being compelled to 'agree, and agree, and agree', and of acknowledging that one's love is now one's 'only, final fear'. Luminous, tender and gently delirious, Omar Sabbagh's poems celebrate an awakening into a new sacredness. Arundhathi Subramaniam Bursting with thoughtful and ebullient verse [that] spills-over with warmth and joy at the birth of a daughter, Alia. Omar Sabbagh adds his distinctive voice to the literature of fatherhood. Amy Wack, Poetry Editor, Seren Books

In this fifth collection Omar Sabbagh establishes himself as a mature and distinctive voice in poetry with an extraordinary facility for language, an intense gift for observation, and a reflective and intuitive grasp of connections, especially to others. But It Was An Important Failure is an insightful, lyrical and confessional harvest of engaging poetry; the cultivation of a language garden for 'the rigor and flow in the happiness of gardening.'

In his fourth full collection, Omar Sabbagh's finely tuned ear is increasingly acute to the nuances of love and life, belonging and exile. His voice is distinctive, sharp, intense and the cool turn of phrase belies the daring, passion and constant push against the darkness concealed beneath the surface of every line. -- Cyngor Llyfrau Cymru

A novella exploring identity and interior landscape by a widely published Lebanese-British poet and critic. -- Cyngor Llyfrau Cymru