Isbn: 9781847771513 - Ice Roses: Selected Poems (18 results)

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Paperback. Condition: New. Sarah Kirsch (1935-2013) is recognised as one of Germany's most powerful poets of the post-war era. She lived and worked first in East Germany, then (after political persecution) in the West, making her home finally in rural Schleswig-Holstein. Her poetry's free-flowing syntax and fluid sound patterning reflect her lifelong resistance to constraint and convention. Anne Stokes' translations above all capture the living sounds and rhythms of Kirsch's writing. In Ice Roses Anglophone readers experience the full range of Kirsch's poetry, from her early work to her last books, full of the strange beauty of her chosen landscapes. COVER IMAGE 18. November (detail), 1977, by Sarah Kirsch, courtesy of Random House (Germany).…

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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Sarah Kirsch, who died in May 2013, was one of Germany's most acclaimed contemporary poets. Having lived and worked first in East Germany, then (following political persecution) in the West, finally making her home in rural Schleswig-Holstein, Kirsch provides a writer's-eye perspective on Germany's varied post-war existences. Although rarely overtly political, her poetry, with its free-flowing syntax and fluid sound patterning, bespeaks her lifelong resistance to constraint and convention. A key writer in the transformation of East and West Germany is introduced to an English readership. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - Gathering works from the 11 prize-winning collections of acclaimed contemporary German poet Sarah Kirsch, this bilingual volume includes poems that have never previously been translated to English. Having first lived and worked in East Germany and then--following political persecution--in the West, finally making her home in Germany's rural Schleswig-Holstein state, Kirsch provides a writer's-eye perspective on Germany's varied postwar existences. Though it is rarely overtly political, her poetry, with its free-flowing syntax and fluid sound patterning, bespeaks her lifelong resistance to constraint and convention. Fresh translations of the work capture the characteristic sounds and rhythms of Kirsch's writing, and bring the full range of her poetry--from the earliest East German volumes to the last books, full of the enigmatic beauty of the Schleswig-Holstein landscapes--to an Anglophone readership.…

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Sarah Kirsch, who died in May 2013, was one of Germany's most acclaimed contemporary poets. Having lived and worked first in East Germany, then (following political persecution) in the West, finally making her home in rural Schleswig-Holstein, Kirsch provides a writer's-eye perspective on Germany's varied post-war existences. Although rarely overtly political, her poetry, with its free-flowing syntax and fluid sound patterning, bespeaks her lifelong resistance to constraint and convention. A key writer in the transformation of East and West Germany is introduced to an English readership. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…

Condition: New. A key writer in the transformation of East and West Germany is introduced to an English readership.KlappentextA key writer in the transformation of East and West Germany is introduced to an English readership.

Paperback. Condition: New. Sarah Kirsch (1935-2013) is recognised as one of Germany's most powerful poets of the post-war era. She lived and worked first in East Germany, then (after political persecution) in the West, making her home finally in rural Schleswig-Holstein. Her poetry's free-flowing syntax and fluid sound patterning reflect her lifelong resistance to constraint and convention. Anne Stokes' translations above all capture the living sounds and rhythms of Kirsch's writing. In Ice Roses Anglophone readers experience the full range of Kirsch's poetry, from her early work to her last books, full of the strange beauty of her chosen landscapes. COVER IMAGE 18. November (detail), 1977, by Sarah Kirsch, courtesy of Random House (Germany).…

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