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The Book for My Brother
The Book for My Brother
Author: Tomaz Salamun
This newest collection of poems from Tomaž Šalamun 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 ...  more »

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.
ISBN-13: 9780156032056
ISBN-10: 0156032058
Publication Date: 4/3/2006
Pages: 108
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Publisher: Harvest Books
Book Type: Paperback
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