Four Questions of Melancholy: New & Selected Poems
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Four Questions of Melancholy: New & Selected Poems
By (Author) Tomaz Salamun
Edited by Christopher Merrill
Translated by Michael Biggins
White Pine Press
White Pine Press
1st November 1997
United States
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
Poetry by individual poets
891.8416
Physical Properties
Paperback
224
Width 137mm, Height 213mm, Spine 20mm
368g
Description
A large and important collection by one of Eastern Europe's major contemporary poets.
Reviews
"What a joy -- a large, wonderfully selected collection of Tomaz Salamun's poems -- one of Europe's great philosophical wonders. Finally seeing so much of the work in one sequence makes clear how brilliantly and stubbornly -- and uniquely -- he has explored the nature of the real, how many avenues of perception he has coursed down. Realism, surrealism, song, aphorism, lyric, anti-lyric -- everything from Apollinaire's physical wonders to Rilke's theological fears swirl through these beautiful, scary, and deeply original poems." -- Jorie Graham.
Author Bio
Christopher Merrill has published four collection of poetry, including Watch Fire and is the author of several books of non-fiction inclusing the recent, Things of a Hidden God: Journey to the Holy Mountain. He has translated work from several languages and his works include Anxious Moments by Ales Debeljak. He directs the International Writing Program at the University of Iowa. Christopher Merrill has published four collection of poetry, including Watch Fire and is the author of several books of non-fiction inclusing the recent, Things of a Hidden God: Journey to the Holy Mountain. He has translated work from several languages and his works include Anxious Moments by Ales Debeljak. He directs the International Writing Program at the University of Iowa.
