a biography and a travelogue
skilful and formally audacious
"Ben Howard has crafted a volume rich in memory
with poems written in Arabic
considered the most important fiction award in the Arab world
Nomad Ibrahim Ahmidan a biography and a travelogueNomad is a book about Time geological, mythic, historical and familial. Following the long journey from a pre human world to the Gates of Grief, Paul Mills new collection tells a story of antler bone spears, virgin forests, stone tools, hand prints on rock, ancestors and grandchildren. Its about people together, the importance of art and story making, of compassion and empathy. Above all, Nomad is a book about learning to use technology to survive the