Extinction of the Holy City: Selected Poems by bronislaw Maj Paperback Book

Description: Extinction of the Holy City by bronislaw Maj, Daniel Bourne Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description Presents the most interesting political poetry to emerge from the last generation of writers wrestling with the Communist era in Poland. These poems provide a lyrical interrogation of both the surrounding world and the poetic gaze itself. Publisher Description Perhaps the most interesting political poetry to emerge out of the last generation of Polish poets to come of age during Communism is the work of Bronislaw Maj-not because it explicitly references the historical trauma of 1980s Poland during and after the period of Martial Law, but because Majs poetry addresses the integrity of the poetic gaze itself. In these poems, Maj both celebrates his beloved city of Krakw as well as mourns its ongoing physical and spiritual deterioration, all the while grappling with the vulnerability of past and present lives-and how we are always at the mercy of whatever future might be "reading" our fragile stories. Fittingly, decades later, the lyrical and philosophical power of these poems stirringly remain. These poems are now gathered together in Extinction of the Holy City to share with American readers the elegiac but also redemptive harvest of this writer. What People Are Saying"At long last, we have Bronislaw Majs words to cherish in English, to read quietly and aloud. Majs poems shine in Daniel Bournes exquisite translation." -Piotr Florczyk, Winner of the 2017 Harold Morton Landon Translation Award "Bronislaw Majs Extinction of the Holy City, in Daniel Bournes adept translation, offers the luminous moments that make up a life. By turns ecstatic, conflicted, or mournful, Majs first-person speaker tunes into the self, his adopted city of Krakw, or the seasons again and again. Its a secular meditation, an agnostic book of hours-the perfect antidote to our world of distraction." -Karen Kovacik, poet and translator, including Agnieszka Kuciaks Distant Lands: An Anthology of Poets Who Dont Exist"Im in awe of Majs superb observations, and Im grateful to Daniel Bourne for capturing them in English. These two poets remind us that we live in the frailest of eons, but that our earth is surrounded by the warm cloud of human breath." -Derek Mong, author of The Identity Thief"The stark grittiness of these poems hits one as if punch-pressed onto the page. Judiciously translated by Daniel Bourne-an American poet who experienced firsthand the rise of the Solidarity Movement, the trauma of Martial Law, and the final collapse of communism-these poems certainly recorded the countrys peril with brilliance." -Leonard Kress, poet and translator of Adam Mickiewiczs epic poem Pan Tadeusz"Bourne, himself a poet who never flinches, never forgets our participation in the mysteries of iniquity, voices Maj in fear, trepidation, admiration, and deepest brotherhood for us all." -William Heyen, author of the National Book Award Finalist Shoah Train and Nature: Selected & New Poems 1970-2020.Bronislaw Maj is the author of numerous books of poetry in Polish, including Wsplne powietrze (The Same Air), Album rodzinny (Family Album)-also published under the title of Zaglada witego miasta (Extinction of the Holy City )-and Zmczenie (Weariness). He has won major literary awards, including the PEN Club Award for poetic achievement in 1995.Daniel Bourne has published three books of poetry (The Household Gods, Where No One Spoke the Language, and Talking Back to the Exterminator). A Fulbright fellow to Poland from 1985 to 1987, his translations of Maj and others have appeared in Field, Salmagundi, Seneca Review, Colorado Review, Partisan Review, Prairie Schooner, Plume, and other journals. Details ISBN 1643174576 ISBN-13 9781643174570 Title Extinction of the Holy City Author bronislaw Maj, Daniel Bourne Format Paperback Year 2024 Pages 122 Publisher Parlor Press GE_Item_ID:160264926; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. 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