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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Selected as One of the Top 10 Poetry Books of Spring 2020 by Publisher's Weekly"
"The delightful fifth book from poet and critic Burt brings the ancient poet Callimachus, respected by later Greeks and Romans, to 21st-century audiences. Burt’s contemporary translations and adaptations musically and playfully build on Callimachus’s themes . . . Burt engages deeply and originally with Callimachus, and the result is a wonderfully rich collection that reveals how the past can cast new light on the present." * Publishers Weekly *
"Burt’s translations and adaptations of the works of the ancient Greek poet Callimachus introduce new readers to the poet’s lyric writing, whose topics range from sex and gender to technology. Modern readers will find this voice stirring and relevant to the 21st century." * Publishers Weekly *
"I've savored in spurts a couple of the many fine books of poems out this spring—among them,
After Callimachus, by Stephanie Burt, which reimagines a campy version of a real but ancient Greek poet."
---Tess Taylor, CNN.com"With consummate skill and considerable powers of invention, Stephanie Burt has taken an imaginative leap which enables those who read her to gain some insight into an unfamiliar world and which, at the same time, may tell them much about their own. [
After Callimachus is] a collection that deserves to be widely read."
---David Cooke, The High Window"
After Callimachus is a substantial, fresh and entertaining collection, and a fine work of translation."
---David Caddy, Tears in the Fence
