Seasonal Time Change: Selected Poems - Couverture rigide

Kruger, Michael

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0857422316 ISBN 13 : 9780857422316

Editeur : Seagull Books London Ltd, 2015

Synopsis

Our twice-yearly daylight savings holiday, in which we faithfully, collectively adjust our clocks, is purely human tampering with the calendar. Yet it is a practice that is embedded in nature's principles, even as we exact more sun-light for ourselves in an over-organized, technological world. Mirroring this dichotomy, Michael Kruger brings us Seasonal Time Change, a collection of poems where an exacting eye is cast on nature. The poet's perspective is observant, stringent, and very human, bringing both intellect and emotion to the page. Translated by Joseph Given, the verses are in turn scrutinizing, wistful about the brutality of nature, and rejoicing in the simple wonder of life. Bearing witness to Kruger's interactions with renowned poets and artists through his time as director of Hanser Publishing, proximity and relationships are ongoing themes in this volume. Together, the poems remind us of our own mortality and of the finiteness of nature, but also our need for celebration even-perhaps especially - in times of darkness.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Michael Kruger was the director of Hanser Publishing until his retirement in 2013. He is the author of many books of poetry and prose. He lives in Munich. Joseph Given is a Berlin-based literary translator.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Seagull Books London Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2015
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0857422316
• ISBN 13: 9780857422316
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 128
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible