Circling the Square: Poems 2004-2006

Hamburger, Michael

ISBN 10: 0856463922 / ISBN 13: 9780856463921

Published by Anvil Press Poetry, London, 2007

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Circling the Square: Poems 2004-2006
• Publisher: Anvil Press Poetry, London
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0856463922
• ISBN 13: 9780856463921
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good +
• Seller catalogs:
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Synopsis

Michael Hamburger's fifth collection since the publication of "Collected Poems 1941-1994" gathers his poems written during 2004-2006, a productive period in which he has set aside translation work to concentrate on his own poetry. His intimate knowledge of the English landscape and wildlife underpins his meditations on mortality and the passing of time in these subtle and compelling poems.

About the Author

Michael Hamburger was born in Berlin in 1924 and moved to Britain in 1933. He is the foremost translator of German poetry into English (among the many authors he has translated from are Holderlin, Celan, Rilke and Goethe) and one of the most highly regarded English poets of our age. In 1992 he received the Order of the British Empire from the Queen. Among his many awards are the Goethe Medal of the German Federal Republic (for services to German literature) and the European Community's first ever European Translation Prize.