This newest collection of poems from Tomaz Salamun is exuberant, ambitious, and full of surprises. Here the devil is encountered and understood-

I see the devil's head, people, I see his whole body . . .
he longs for innocence, as we do.
Here the poet juggles many tones, languages, and countries. Desire is evoked as both frustrating and exhilarating-
I'm watered by longing, knocking my
head into the wall, on the ground, or I burn, burn,
folded up on the couch.
And memory comes back to remind us of the laws and experiences of childhood-
Once again you are let loose in the sea
only after five o'clock in the afternoon to take
a dose of sunlight like the ticking of the clock.

At once daring and clear-voiced, The Book for My Brother is an extraordinary achievement.


Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Mariner Books
Published: 04/03/2006
ISBN: 9780156032056
Pages: 93
Weight: 0.26lbs
Size: 8.02h x 5.38w x 0.33d

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 04/03/2006 pg. 41
Booklist 04/15/2006 pg. 22