A Ballad for Metka Krasovec

Poetry. Tomaz Salamun is perhaps the most popular and prolific poet in Central Europe today. Thanks to the translation of his work he has also been widely acclaimed abroad. To date he has had four collections of selected poetry published in English. A BALLAD FOR METKA KRASOVEC, originally published in the 1980s by Harcourt, at the mid-point of Salamun's career, is considered by the author to be one of his finest works. The volume is characterized by often striking imagery and sexual turmoil. It is the first complete single volume of his to appear in English translation. The translator is Michael Biggins, who is a Slavic and East European Studies librarian at the University of Washington Libraries in Seattle. SPD also carries Salamun's FOUR QUESTIONS OF MELANCHOLY (White Pine).

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Twisted Spoon Press
Published: 07/03/2001
ISBN: 9788086264127
Pages: 100
Weight: 0.47lbs
Size: 8.10h x 5.78w x 0.60d

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 04/23/2001 pg. 74