{"product_id":"dark-times-filled-with-light-the-selected-work-of-juan-gelman-9781934824689","title":"Dark Times Filled with Light: The Selected Work of Juan Gelman","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Perhaps the most admirable element of Gelman's poetry is the unthinkable tenderness he shows . . . calling upon so many shadows for one voice to lull and comfort, a permanent caress of words on unknown tombs.\"--Julio Cortazar\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Juan Gelman's name begins appearing with regularity on lists predicting Noble-Laureate-deserving poets, his work has also begun to appear in English. But only now are the most stunning translations of Gelman's poetry being published, and in one substantial volume. \u003ci\u003eDark Times Filled with Light\u003c\/i\u003e traces the evolution of a gifted lyrical poet's encounter with the political, when the poet's son and daughter-in-law become 'disappeared' by the Argentinian government, and the poet must write from both a literal and metaphysical exile.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this posthumously realized labor of love by the legendary translator Hardie St. Martin, Gelman's staggering biography, and the poetics he developed to articulate and survive it, are unforgettably translated into beautiful and accessible poems that, taken together, weave a fragile but healing transformation. \"There are losses,\" says Gelman in a moving understatement. \"The important thing is how returning to them transforms them into something new.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJuan Gelman\u003c\/b\u003e is one of the most-read poets in Argentina, and a noted political activist. Among his most recent awards are the Juan Rulfo Prize, the Pablo Neruda Prize, and the Cervantes Prize.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHardie St. Martin\u003c\/b\u003e was a master translator. Over his life he translated Pablo Neruda, Luisa Valenzuela, and many other. He also edited the landmark anthology, \u003ci\u003eRoots and Wings.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Open Letter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/20\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781934824689\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 187\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.62lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.49h x 5.55w x 0.54d","brand":"Juan Gelman","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36670999888028,"sku":"9781934824689","price":12.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_60ab167a-6b26-40ca-8f98-4d5f5b1cda7b.jpg?v=1603924185","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/dark-times-filled-with-light-the-selected-work-of-juan-gelman-9781934824689","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}