From the Interior: Poems 1995-2005 - Brossura

Borkovec, Petr

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1854114727 ISBN 13: 9781854114723

Casa editrice: Seren Books/Poetry Wales Pr Ltd, 2008

Riassunto

Drawing from the entirety of an internationally-renowned young poet's acclaimed career, this introductory sampler presents the best of Petr Borkovec translated into English for the first time. The selected poems focus primarily on aspects of the natural world and human relationships, as viewed through the objects with which people surround themselves. Collectively, the poems document a period of upheaval in Czechoslovakia with a quiet, concise precision and distinctive language, displaying an uncanny observational skill that awakens an audience to the glorious details of everyday moments and situations.

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L'autore:

Petr Borkovec is a writer and translator who works for the Czech literary journalLiterární Noviny and the arts magazine Souvislosti. He has translated Russian poetry, classical Greek drama, and Korean poetry.Justin Quinn is an editor of the Dublin literary magazine Metre and the former Heimbold Professor of Irish studies at Villanova University. He is the author ofWaves & Trees.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Seren Books/Poetry Wales Pr Ltd
• Data di pubblicazione: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1854114727
• ISBN 13: 9781854114723
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 120