Justice
By: Tomaž Šalamun ; translated by Michael Thomas Taren
Contributors: Taren, Michael Thomas, translator
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Black Ocean
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Boston
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781939568113
Subjects: Translations into English
Work titles: Poems
Description: "Slovenian poet , Tomaž Šalamun (1941-2014) is hailed as one of the most prominent poets of his generation, renowned for his impact on the Eastern European avant-garde movement. He authored over forty collections of poetry in Slovenian and English, experimenting with surrealism, polyphony, and absurdism. In this collection, which he was preparing before his recent death, he shows his mastery of sound, of uncomfortable twists of expectations, and reveals alleyways into humanity with sharp, minty lines amidst physical chaos and violence. Šalamun has helped shape an era of poetics with his electric imagination, refusal of boxed-in logic and custom, and sophisticated concision. His voice will linger on for years to come in the influence it has left with artists, writers, and readers. For a career born from a violent world, he has left a beautiful Justice behind --
Notes: "Translated from Slovenian to English, Justice is a selection of previously untranslated poetry of Tomaz Salamun that spans several collections and unpublished works from his career" -- Publisher's note.