Beyond the Archipelago — 1995 ·

Selected Poems

By Muhammad Haji Salleh

Tr. by the author

“This is a fine collection which introduces the reader to Muhammad’s poetry…This collection enables the reader to appreciate the diversity and range of Muhammad’s literary expertise.”

Zaniah Marshallsay — Asian Studies Review

“One of Asia’s most consistently interesting poets, Muhammad Haji Salleh is at last available to North American readers in this excellent bilingual edition of selected work. The poet himself has crafted these fine translations that hold up well in English…An essential addition to modrn Asian and literary collections.”

Trevor Carolan

A collections of 70 poems from one of Malaya’s leading poets, that depict longing, loneliness, modernization, and insights in Malaysian culture.