SiftChristian Hawkey In his first book of poetry since the critically acclaimed and influential Ventrakl, Christian Hawkeys Sift presents readers with fiercely resonant, interlingual inquiries into desire and power. Emerging out of Hawkeys co translation of the Arabic (with Marouane Zakhir) of Moroccan theorist Abdessalam Benabdelali, Sift calls attention to sifted speech, to what catches in the throat, and how language refuses easy transmission.