Layla Saklawi Layla Saklawi i(A97984 works by)
Born: Established:
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Portugal,
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Western Europe, Europe, ;
Gender: Female
Arrived in Australia: 1970
Heritage: Lebanese
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1 Dreaming of Tyre i "There, amid tall columns and arches inclined", Layla Saklawi , 1995 single work poetry
— Appears in: On the Shores of a Night : Poetry 1995; (p. 140-141)
1 A List of 'Unknown' Names i "Looking through this list of (to me) unknown names", Layla Saklawi , 1995 single work poetry
— Appears in: On the Shores of a Night : Poetry 1995; (p. 138-139)
1 When I Come Back Home ... i "When I come back home", Layla Saklawi , 1995 single work poetry
— Appears in: On the Shores of a Night : Poetry 1995; (p. 136-137)
1 Meet Me in Australia i "Why on doubtful thoughts do I brood", Layla Saklawi , 1995 single work poetry
— Appears in: On the Shores of a Night : Poetry 1995; (p. 134-135)
1 Meet Me in Lebanon i "Why on doubtful thoughts do I brood", Layla Saklawi , 1995 single work poetry
— Appears in: On the Shores of a Night : Poetry 1995; (p. 132-133)
1 Jounieh 1992 i "Acting out a shy innocence", Layla Saklawi , 1995 single work poetry
— Appears in: On the Shores of a Night : Poetry 1995; (p. 131)
1 With Elissar I Will Sit i "My Soul from the Moon snatches", Layla Saklawi , 1995 single work poetry
— Appears in: On the Shores of a Night : Poetry 1995; (p. 130)
1 Mum's Garden i "In there, just under the verandah", Layla Saklawi , 1995 single work poetry
— Appears in: On the Shores of a Night : Poetry 1995; (p. 129)
1 A Letter Home i "It has been a life long", Layla Saklawi , 1995 single work poetry
— Appears in: On the Shores of a Night : Poetry 1995; (p. 128)
1 Australian, I Am i "I may not be a native elm", Layla Saklawi , 1995 single work poetry
— Appears in: On the Shores of a Night : Poetry 1995; (p. 127)
1 Ode to the Cedar i "If I could lean on the harsh ageing trunk of that Cedar", Layla Saklawi , 1995 single work poetry
— Appears in: On the Shores of a Night : Poetry 1995; (p. 126)
1 The Golden Days i "O Loneliness! where are the days", Layla Saklawi , 1995 single work poetry
— Appears in: On the Shores of a Night : Poetry 1995; (p. 124)
1 My Child is Born i "Winking at the sun, the morning invents a new day", Layla Saklawi , 1995 single work poetry
— Appears in: On the Shores of a Night : Poetry 1995; (p. 123)
1 Gone Is the Spring of My Life i "Alone with my thoughts and my yawning soul", Layla Saklawi , 1995 single work poetry
— Appears in: On the Shores of a Night : Poetry 1995; (p. 122)
1 A Question to My Sisters & Brothers i "When we all lived together", Layla Saklawi , 1995 single work poetry
— Appears in: On the Shores of a Night : Poetry 1995; (p. 120-121)
1 I Have Asked God i "I have asked God, dear mother", Layla Saklawi , 1995 single work poetry
— Appears in: On the Shores of a Night : Poetry 1995; (p. 119)
1 My Guest i "Bodiless shadows merged and encumbered", Layla Saklawi , 1995 single work poetry
— Appears in: On the Shores of a Night : Poetry 1995; (p. 118)
1 Eid i "Today at the Mosque people gather to pray", Layla Saklawi , 1995 single work poetry
— Appears in: On the Shores of a Night : Poetry 1995; (p. 117)
1 If You Were My Friend i "You'd buy me a ticket for a ride", Layla Saklawi , 1995 single work poetry
— Appears in: On the Shores of a Night : Poetry 1995; (p. 116)
1 Fauvette i "Do you recall how many springs have gone", Layla Saklawi , 1995 single work poetry
— Appears in: On the Shores of a Night : Poetry 1995; (p. 114-115)
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