Popular European Poetry Books
Find poetry books written by authors from Europe for the next part of the Read Around The World Challenge. (102)
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A Child's Garden of Verses by Robert Louis Stevenson EN
ScotlandDescription:
Here is a delightful look at childhood, written by master poet and storyteller Robert Louis Stevenson. In this collection of sixty-six poems, Stevenson recalls the joys of his childhood, from sailing boats down a river, to waiting for the lamplighter, to sailing off to foreign lands in his imagination. Tasha Tudor's watercolor paintings evoke a simpler time in the past, and celebrate two of the things she loves most -- children and nature. Her talents are the perfect match for these inspiring poems, making this a handsome gift edition that will be cherished by families for generations.
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Ukraine3.
Aici nu mai locuieşte nimeni by Eva Precub RO
RomaniaDescription:
„Volumul are o gradatie ascendenta, pornind de la sentimentele naive ale unei adolescente, apoi mergand cu toata forta pana la dramele emotionale ale unei femei desavarsite. Totul poate fi o lectura necesara spre o explorare a limitelor dintre inocent si profan, un punct de vedere poate nu nou, dar inovativ prin expunerea sa de catre o femeie. Nu exista o catalogare a starilor, nu exista limite, nu exista reguli. Sunt radacini infipte adanc, invizibile sau nu, care leaga cele doua lumi. “ -George Chiriac
Greece5.
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To make this quintessential Greek drama more accessible to the modern reader, this Prestwick House Literary Touchstone Edition? includes a glossary of difficult terms, a list of vocabulary words, and convenient sidebar notes. By providing these, it is our intention that readers will more fully enjoy the beauty, wisdom, and intent of the play.The curse placed on Oedipus lingers and haunts a younger generation in this new and brilliant translation of Sophocles? classic drama. The daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta, Antigone is an unconventional heroine who pits her beliefs against the King of Thebe... continue
Portugal7.
At the Devil's Banquets by Anise Koltz EN
Country: Europe / 
Luxembourg
Luxembourg
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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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Butterfly Valley : A Requiem by Inger Christensen EN
DenmarkDescription:
Inger Christensen, often cited as a Nobel contender, is one of Europe's most revered poets. Winner of the Nordic Prize of the Swedish Academy and the Austrian State Prize for Literature, she is perhaps best known for her groundbreaking work Det (It), a cycle of poems published in 1969. Her first book published in the U.S., alphabet (New Directions, 2001), met with a tremendous response: "Seductive," said Boston Review; "A visionary reincarnation of the natural world in the atomic age," wrote Chicago Review. Butterfly Valley: A Requiem collects four medium-length works, each startling for its b... continue