Damascus, Atlantis
Selected Poems
$51.46
- Paperback
256 pages
- Release Date
3 August 2021
Summary
Epic poems drawn from Swedish writer Marie Silkeberg’s most recent books are matched with stills from her poetry films, putting word and image in dialogue to explore ruins, cityscapes, the echoes of history, all into the depth of language’s power.
Marie Silkeberg has been a major voice in Swedish poetry since the early 1990s. In these poems, translated by Kelsi Vanada and drawn from her two most recent collections, Atlantis and Till Damaskus (written with Ghayath Alm…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781949597110 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1949597113 |
| Author: | Marie Silkeberg, Kelsi Vanada |
| Publisher: | Terra Nova Press |
| Imprint: | Terra Nova Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 3 August 2021 |
| Weight: | 302g |
| Dimensions: | 210mm x 165mm |
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“As she moves from colonial amnesia to a fierce indictment of colonial rule, Silkeberg shows us what it means to inhabit today’s globalized world.” — Poetry
“As she moves from colonial amnesia to a fierce indictment of colonial rule, Silkeberg shows us what it means to inhabit today’s globalized world.”
—Poetry
About The Author
Marie Silkeberg
Marie Silkeberg is a poet, translator, and filmmaker living in Stockholm. She has published eight collections of poetry, including 23-23, Material, and, with Ghayath Almadhoun, Till Damaskus and Atlantis. She has translated Inger Christensen, Susan Howe, Patti Smith, Rosemarie Waldrop, and Claudia Rankine into Swedish. Together with different composers, filmmakers, and poets she has authored text and sound compositions and poetry films that have been screened all over the world.
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