The World by Evening Tractatus Philosophico-Poetico allegorical rendering of the Islamic

allegorical rendering of the Islamic doctrine of Sufism - an esoteric system concerned with the search for truth through God - it describes the consequences of the conference of the birds of the world when they meet to begin the search for their ideal king

rebellious

a series of poems which read as an attempt to speed-write the still-life image

Navigating the complex penetrability of language

Alisha Mascarenhas

The World by Evening Tractatus Philosophico-Poetico allegorical rendering of the IslamicMenno Wigman Menno Wigman (1966 2018) is one of the most celebrated poets in the Netherlands, with many awards to his name, and his early death sent shock waves through the Dutch literary world. His work has been placed in the tradition of European Romanticism. At times echoing Baudelaire, and equally preoccupied with the darker sides of urban life, Wigman has been called the dandy of disillusion. But his poems are never indulgent and tend to move