Authoritative edition of Hafizs most important poems, including original Persian and brilliant English translationsRecent translations of Hafiz have been controversial.
A sense of exile and belonging dominates the poems, following the journey of a blind man whose life in his new land has been hampered by prejudice and barriers to communication.
The Sparkling Jewel of Naturism brings together three seemingly unrelated poem sequences by 'this brilliant lyricist of human darkness' (Fiona Sampson).
This lively anthology brings together two kinds of funny: humorous poems that make you laugh or smile (funny ha-ha), and strange, surreal, witty or plain weird poems (funny peculiar).
A wide-ranging collection from a rising poet that showcases her sharp, contemporary voiceIn Stem, Stella Wong intersperses lyric poems on a variety of subjects with dramatic monologues that imagine the perspectives of specific female composers, musicians, and visual artists, including Johanna Beyer, Mira Calix, Clara Rockmore, Maryanne Amacher, and Delia Derbyshire.
A NEW YORK TIMES BEST POETRY BOOK OF 2018A transfiguration of Mennonite hymns into heartbreaking lyric poems, Years, Months, and Days is a moving meditation on the possibility of translation.
A timely and poignant poetry collection by acclaimed author and former Poet Laureate of Kentucky Silas House, including the poem read at Governor Andy Beshears 2023 inauguration.
This volume brings together Coward's celebrated verse, from snappy epigrams to seven-hundred-line short stories such as 'P&O 1930' and 'NotYet the Dodo'; from moving war-time encounters to satirical barbs at familiar Coward targets; and from personal reminiscences to occasional verse such as his tribute to Ivor Novello or his counter-attack on Graham Greene.
'With a meticulously researched, absorbing verse narrative, Colleen Keating brings Olive Muriel Pink's significant, neglected history to life with distinctive, beautiful imagery.
In Sight Map Brian Teare blends the speculative poetics of the San Francisco Renaissance with a postconfessional candor to embody the "e;open field"e; tradition of such poets as Robin Blaser and Robert Duncan.
The poems in Jensen's powerful new collection have the speed and instability of linguistic particles traveling outward from a primal collision: light with darkness, oppression with liberty, doubt with certainty, and faith with its impossible Other.
Demonstrates how Walter Scott, one of Romanticism''s most globally influential authors, put Scotland''s ecologies at the heart of nineteenth-century writing.
In this bilingual edition of Faiz Ahmed Faiz's mature work, Naomi Lazard captures his universal appeal: a voice of great pathos, charm, and authenticity that has until now been little known in the English-speaking world.
David Shulman and Velcheru Narayana Rao offer a groundbreaking cultural biography of Srinatha, arguably the most creative figure in the thousand-year history of Telugu literature.
Honored as one of "e;10 Favorite Books of 2014"e; Dwight Garner, The New York Times Honored as a "e;Standout Book of 2014"e; American Poet magazineBelieu oscillates between dark humor, self-consciousness, and pointed satire in a fourth collection thats equal-opportunity in its critique.
From the "e;rubble [that] is the order of the day"e; in the opening poem to the longing for a "e;radiant happy ending"e; in the book's final line, Tablature is a book of poems that traverses a great swath of the heart's experience in compelling and lucid poetic language.
