num_pages: 114
description: This first book-length collection of Eich's poems in English makes available a poet who was a soldier and prisoner of war and then began to resurrect his native tongue as a language for poetry. These poems were translated over a period of fifteen years, often in consultation with the author until his death in 1972.
language: English
title: Valuable Nail: Selected Poems
titlecomplete: Valuable Nail: Selected Poems
genres: Poetry
ratings_count: 19
publisher: Oberlin College Press