The Book of Rain The Following Scan taking us deeper into the

taking us deeper into the work

” where “time passes through me / beings pass through me / they are me / I am them

their words move among time’s broken limbs

the legacies of Rimbaud and Yi Sang

the body assumes many forms as love produces many states: attraction and repulsion

The Book of Rain The Following Scan taking us deeper into theAb Zayd al Anr The contents of the future are the contents of a cloud. So begins translator David Larsens introduction for the Book of Rain, the earliest known catalogue of Arabic weather words, by early Arabic linguist Ab Zayd al Anr. In Larsens translation, Ab Zayds lexicography of rain is simultaneously an academic, archival, and poetic pursuit. After the fashion of Larsens award winning translation of Names of the Lion, these rich, extensive lists