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Book SynopsisArc New Voices from Europe and Beyond: 6
The sixth in a much-praised series of bi-lingual anthologies which focus on the 'smaller' languages of Europe, and an ideal introduction to the 'here and now' of Slovak poetry.
The sixth anthology in Arc's acclaimed series, this book features the work of six of Slovakia's leading poets: Ján Buzássy, Mila Haugová, Kamil Peteraj, Daniel Hevier, Peter Repka and Ivan Štrpka. With an introductory essay by translator Igor Hochel which sets the poets within a wider literary context, this bi-lingual edition features the Slovak original and the English translation on facing pages.
Table of ContentsSeries Editor's Preface Introduction JAN BUZASSY: Biography / XXXVII / XXXVIII / XLII / LXVII / Dazzling / You sleep - A" / The soul we call - A" / You're dreaming - A"/ You're dreaming - A" / You're dreaming - A" / Dosage / Fragment of Counsel / The Animal Side / Humanness MILA HAUGOVA: Biography / To My Daughter about Love / Garden: Heart of Love / Insomnia / September / i am the white mist - A" / Translucency / Closely / target for a woman dreaming / target breathing room / target for a bowwoman / target for pain / target for the unique one / target for time together / Levitation - A" / - I want you to know - A" / As I grow accustomed - A" / Fragments of the Vanishing Language of Love / Fragments of a Vanishing Childhood Terror (Speech) / Gemini / Lamentations 5 IVAN STRPKA: Biography / Island / Mutineers in the Doldrums / The Blue Temples of Lancers / The Past of a Pause / While the Connection lasts / Ever Northwards / Bird Steps / Everything's in the Shell (Extract) / Goodbye, Blue Eyes / What's Down at the Bottom / The Gun Has Jammed in No-Man's Land / Master Mu on the Circle PETER REPKA: Biography / Darling Desert (Extracts) / Carnival in the Monastery (Extracts) - Responsorial Psalm KAMIL PETERAJ: Biography / Melancholias / Fish / Butterfly / Horse / Poste Restante / Death of a Hen / Mutes / Falling Asleep / About not dying / Hospital / Grandmother / Tomorrow May Be Too Late / Chris Columbus / Inside an Unknown Bottle / House of the Virgin / The Journey There Is the Journey Back DANIEL HEVIER: Biography / Little Motors / My 13 Daughters Are Playing Outside / Man Gave Names to All the Animals / With Motor Switched Off / Balance / Hamlet, Mad As Ever / winners of wintertime / viking / talent for travelling / ironic appendix to a self-portrait / iceland / christ wanted / warning / sorrowful grass / nine years old / messenger with no news About the Translator About the Editor
