Fifteen Iraqi Poets (New Directions Publishing) vinyl which the author joined as

which the author joined as a teenager in the early 70s

Brandon Lopez

McCaslin's tenor saxophone sound melds seamlessly with the vibrant rhythms and electronic nuances of his bandmates

In January 2001

Fifteen Iraqi Poets (New Directions Publishing) vinyl which the author joined asFifteen Iraqi Poets compiles fifteen poems, each written by a prominent twentieth century Iraqi poet. Selected, with commentary, by the award winning Iraqi American poet Dunya Mikhail, this little anthology is the perfect introduction to a glorious literature that traces its roots back to ancient Sumer a poetry written in a state of continuous wars and massacres, where laments often open with a plea to the destroyed homeland: O Iraq."