Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
1571314598
ISBN-13
9781571314598
Edition
Bilingual edition
Publisher
Milkweed Editions
Imprint
Milkweed Editions
Country of Manufacture
CA
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Dec 26th, 2013
Print length
104 Pages
Weight
155 grams
Product Classification:
Poetry by individual poets
Ksh 2,150.00
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"This is a bilingual edition; the poems have not been previously published in Vietnamese."
Simultaneously occupying past, present, and future, Black Stars escapes the confines of time and space, suffusing image with memory, abstraction with meaning, and darkness with abundant light. In these masterful translations, the poems sing out with the kind of wisdom that comes to those who have lived through war, traveled far, and seen a great deal. While the past may evoke village life and the present a postmodern urban world, the poems often exhibit a dual consciousness that allows the poet to reside in both at once. From the universe to the self, we see Lap’s landscapes grow wider before they focus: black stars receding to dark stairways, infinity giving way to now. Lap’s universe is boundless, yes, but also “just big enough / To have four directions / With just enough wind, rain, and trouble to last.”
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