Transformation by Barbara Goldberg (English) Paperback Book

Description: Transformation by Barbara Goldberg This beautiful and intimate anthology of poems of love and war offers a single poem by many of Israels most gripping poets. Each poem is a world, translated with tenderness and tremendous skill, But there is always an engagement with elemental subjects: peace, fear, sea, lips, dreams, and speech. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Introduction by MYRA SKALREW Languages are living organisms, according to George Steiner. Barbara Goldberg, in Transformation, comes into her true landscape as she moves between languages, exploring the evolution of her restless and profound journey. At long last, she can call on her multiple resources--poetry and prose, humor and tragedy, life in this century cast in the shadow of "19th Century Vienna." The hidden memories of loved ones. "Even the dead" who "cant keep a secret." Languages--French, English, German, Hebrew. The divergent syntax of each. All the while, "Fear is the ravenous wolf at my door. Sometimes I throw him a scrap, in the shape of a poem." None of this prevents her from tackling these translations--"as satisfying to create as an original (well, a lot of the time!)." We go from Rilkes "Saltimbanques" in French to Israeli poems in Hebrew, including from Iraq, to her long shared life and work with Moshe Dor. The collection includes interviews and Barbara Goldbergs work as International Editor for the Word Work Series including poetry from the Kurdish, Ancient Greek, the French of Jean Cocteau, and Spanish/Mexican. As I write this I am drawn back to Walter Benjamin and George Steiner, as if a "pure language...like a hidden spring seeking to force its way through the silted channels of our differing tongues" will emerge. Transformation is a powerful element in that journey, worthy of our attention. [Note: After Babel: Aspects of Langua Long Description Introduction by MYRA SKALREW Languages are living organisms, according to George Steiner. Barbara Goldberg, in Transformation, comes into her true landscape as she moves between languages, exploring the evolution of her restless and profound journey. At long last, she can call on her multiple resources--poetry and prose, humor and tragedy, life in this century cast in the shadow of "19th Century Vienna." The hidden memories of loved ones. "Even the dead" who "cant keep a secret." Languages--French, English, German, Hebrew. The divergent syntax of each. All the while, "Fear is the ravenous wolf at my door. Sometimes I throw him a scrap, in the shape of a poem." None of this prevents her from tackling these translations--"as satisfying to create as an original (well, a lot of the time!)." We go from Rilkes "Saltimbanques" in French to Israeli poems in Hebrew, including from Iraq, to her long shared life and work with Moshe Dor. The collection includes interviews and Barbara Goldbergs work as International Editor for the Word Work Series including poetry from the Kurdish, Ancient Greek, the French of Jean Cocteau, and Spanish/Mexican. As I write this I am drawn back to Walter Benjamin and George Steiner, as if a "pure language...like a hidden spring seeking to force its way through the silted channels of our differing tongues" will emerge. Transformation is a powerful element in that journey, worthy of our attention. [Note: After Babel: Aspects of Langua Details ISBN1733540059 Pages 126 Publisher Poets Choice Publishing Language English Year 2019 ISBN-10 1733540059 ISBN-13 9781733540056 Format Paperback Publication Date 2019-01-19 Author Barbara Goldberg Imprint Poets Choice Publishing Illustrations Illustrations, color UK Release Date 2019-01-19 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:131001955;

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