Every Child Is Beautiful When Born Selected Poems |
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Author:
| Babaoic, Esad |
Translator:
| Pleterski, Andrej |
Series title: | Slovenian Literature Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-1-62897-340-2 |
Publication Date: | Oct 2021 |
Publisher: | Deep Vellum Publishing
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Imprint: | Dalkey Archive Press |
Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $17.95 |
Book Description:
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In this, Esad Babačić's first book of poetry to appear in English, we have a very different and surprising voice emerging from Slovenia. The closest parallel is the poetry, as much as the attitude, of Charles Bukowski. It's the voice of the streets and it's a demotic voice, purged of the sense of the "beautiful." It could be described as jagged and rough, but done purposely to release poetry from well-worn traditional forms and style. his is a masterful voice, and one that...
More DescriptionIn this, Esad Babačić's first book of poetry to appear in English, we have a very different and surprising voice emerging from Slovenia. The closest parallel is the poetry, as much as the attitude, of Charles Bukowski. It's the voice of the streets and it's a demotic voice, purged of the sense of the "beautiful." It could be described as jagged and rough, but done purposely to release poetry from well-worn traditional forms and style. his is a masterful voice, and one that should be heard and recognized outside of Slovenia, and here translated ingeniously by Andrej Pleterski.