Poetry genre books (238)
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Deaf Republic by Ilya Kaminsky EN
UkraineDescription:
Finalist for the National Book Award for Poetry Ilya Kaminsky’s astonishing parable in poems asks us, What is silence? Deaf Republic opens in an occupied country in a time of political unrest. When soldiers breaking up a protest kill a deaf boy, Petya, the gunshot becomes the last thing the citizens hear—they all have gone deaf, and their dissent becomes coordinated by sign language. The story follows the private lives of townspeople encircled by public violence: a newly married couple, Alfonso and Sonya, expecting a child; the brash Momma Galya, instigating the insurgency from her puppet thea... continue
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Deep Wheel Orcadia by Harry Josephine Giles EN
Country: Europe / 
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Description:
Deep Wheel Orcadia is, effortlessly, a first: a science-fiction verse novel written in the Orcadian dialect, it's also the first full-length book in the Orkney language in over 50 years Astrid is returning home from art school on Mars, looking for inspiration. Darling is fleeing a life that never fit, searching for somewhere to hide. They meet on Deep Wheel Orcadia, a distant space station struggling for survival as the pace of change threatens to leave the community behind. Deep Wheel Orcadia is a magical first: a science fiction verse novel written in the Orkney dialect. This unique adventur... continue
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Der Prophet. Der Narr. Der Wanderer by Khalīl Ǧibrān DE
LebanonDescription:
Die Parabeln und Gleichnisse des libanesischen Dichterphilosophen Khalil Gibran erzählen in betörend schlichter Sprache von der menschlichen Suche nach Wahrheit und Aufrichtigkeit, berichten von Liebe und Freundschaft und geben einsichtsvolle Antworten auf die existentiellen Fragen des Lebens. Dieser Band versammelt Gibrans berühmteste Werke Der Prophet, Der Narr und Der Wanderer in neuer Übersetzung.
Indonesia55.
Die K-Gedichte by Robert Gernhardt DE
EstoniaDescription:
2 Gedichtzyklen, in denen R. Gernhardt zuerst seine Krebserkrankung begleitet und verarbeitet (K wie Krankheit, K wie Krebs), dann den Irak-Krieg auf seine Art kommentiert. / Roland Schwarz
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Directions for Use : Selected Poems by Ana Ristović EN
SerbiaDescription:
A rich embroidery of frank sexuality and lyric images from award-winning Serbian poet
Tajikistan58.
Dolorosa Raiz De Micondo by Conceição Lima PT
Country: Africa / 
Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe
Description:
Nesta coletânea de 27, o micondó, árvore considerada sagrada em regiões da África, simboliza origem, casa, morada ancestral. A evocação de tais raízes é dolorosa devido a acontecimentos históricos, como a escravidão e a colonização, que imprimiram feridas e rupturas na identidade nacional, e na própria poetisa, cujos antepassados foram trazidos à força para o arquipélago africano e mais tarde enviados para outras terras como escravos. Embora a dor seja uma constante em seus versos, o sentimento que os perpassa é o da sutil esperança de que a mesma memória que resgata os fatos traumáticos ajude... continue
Maldives60.
Dying in a Mother Tongue by Roja Chamankar EN
IranDescription:
This collection of poetry by the celebrated southern Iranian poet and filmmaker Roja Chamankar (b. 1981) introduces English-speaking readers to one of the most accomplished and well-loved poets of her generation. Chamankar’s work blends surrealism and the southern coastal landscape of the poet’s upbringing with everyday experiences in rapidly urbanizing Tehran. While locating herself in the modernist tradition of Iranian poets like Forugh Farrokhzad and Ahmad Shamlu through form and imagery, Chamankar infuses this tradition with concerns unique to a generation that grew up in post-revolutionar... continue