Poet Johnny Achkar Releases Debut Bilingual Collection A Prisoner's Escape
Johnny Achkar has published A Prisoner's Escape, a bilingual poetry collection of 100 poems in English and French. The book is divided into three thematic sections—love, darkness, and hope.
New Poetry Collection Released
BEIRUT, Lebanon — October 4, 2026 — Author Johnny Achkar has released his debut bilingual poetry collection, A Prisoner's Escape, a volume of 100 poems written in both English and French. The collection is structured in three thematic phases: love, darkness, and hope.
The book is available in digital formats through major retailers. Achkar, who writes in both languages, presents the poems without parallel translation, allowing each version to stand independently. The collection is published as a single volume rather than separate language editions.
Structure and Themes
The three-section format moves from expressions of love through periods of loss and grief, ending with poems that address resilience and recovery. The collection focuses on everyday moments rather than abstract philosophical arguments. Achkar writes in accessible language, avoiding dense academic terminology, to make the themes available to a general readership.
The poems examine common experiences of longing, absence, and emotional endurance. According to the author, the sequence is intended to reflect a progression rather than a fixed state, with the final section emphasizing the possibility of moving forward after hardship.
Background and Dedication
Achkar began writing the collection during a period of personal loss, tragedies and triumphs. The author has said the process of writing in two languages allowed him to revisit the same subjects from different emotional and linguistic positions.
Bilingual poetry publications remain a small segment of the global poetry market, which has seen steady independent press activity in recent years. Works that appear in two languages without translation notes are less common, as most bilingual editions pair original text with a translation on the facing page.
Author Statement
"I wrote these poems in English and French because grief does not stay in one language," Achkar said. "The collection is not a manual for healing. It is a record of the moments—ordinary ones—that remain after someone is gone."
Availability
A Prisoner's Escape is available now in e-book editions. The collection runs 100 poems across three sections. Further information about the author and the book is available through the publisher's website and standard retail channels.
About Johnny Achkar
Johnny Achkar is a bilingual writer working in English and French. A Prisoner's Escape is his first published poetry collection. He writes on themes of memory, loss, and endurance.
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