Poems
1900
- correspondence
- translations into chinese
- german authors
- translations into romanian
- translations into english
- poesia
- german poetry
- homes and haunts
- greek translations
- english translations
The story
For poetry lovers and students of literature and literary criticism, a National Book Award-winning poet brings his prowess as a translator and critic to bear on the work of one of the major German poets of the century.
What it’s like
Hushed, lamplit lyric with the slow, incantatory pace of a late-night reading. The poems move through quiet rooms, dim churches, and wide, wind-combed landscapes, with the candle-and-window stillness of a devotional book, and the rhythm rises and falls like breath. The mood is wistful and contemplative, a gentle melancholy that turns toward longing, faith, and the ache of being far from home. Images of thresholds, bells, roads, and evening light recur, giving each piece the feel of a small private ritual. Nothing here is violent, frightening, or sexual; the only sharpness comes from the precision of an image held a moment too long. It suits a rainy Sunday, a late evening alone with a cup of tea, or a slow reread with a pencil in hand. Readers who love close attention to sound and imagery, and students of German verse who want to hear how a lyric voice finds its footing in the early twentieth century, will find it rewarding.
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