Poetry books from Luxembourg
Recommended poetry books (3)
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If you are into poetry here are some poetry books from Luxembourg for the next part of the Read Around The World Challenge.
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At the Devil's Banquets by Anise Koltz EN
Country: Europe / Luxembourg
Luxembourg
Description:
Poetry. Translated from the French by John F. Deane. The sequential poem is the connective tissue of AT THE DEVIL'S BANQUETS, a collection that holds at its heart the raw materials of familial relations and emotional inheritance. Koltz is tuned to a dark frequency, uncomfortably listening at the edge of the universe and forever seeking clarity of feeling. This work is highly metaphorical, self-incriminating, and spare, with an anger turned gently inward. John F. Deane's direct, clear translations from the French serve Koltz's somber vision exquisitely.
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In Reality: Selected Poems by Jean Portante EN
Country: Europe / Luxembourg
Luxembourg
Description:
Continuing Seren's Discoveries series of exceptional writing in translation, this new collection brings the selected poems of Jean Portante to an English-speaking audience for the first time. Translated by Zoë Skoulding. As a Francophone Luxembourger of Italian descent, Portante's poetry is often concerned with European politics, language, and questions of identity. This dual-language edition collects work from the last 20 years, including work from his 2103 collection Après le tremblement . Jean Portante has written more than 20 books, including collections of poems, short stories, plays, scr... continue