World—Ana Luísa Amaral’s second collection with New
Directions—offers a new exhilarating set of poems that convey
wonder, bemusement and an ever-deepening appreciation of life.
Weaving the thread that connects the poem to life, World speaks of
our immense human perplexity in the face of everything around us
and our oneness with it all. As Amaral notes, all of us, “humans
and non-humans, are on the same ontological level, the differences
being only a matter of perspective. We are all made of the same
stuff as dreams—and stars.” Asked about her thoughts on World,
Amaral’s peerless translator Margaret Jull Costa replied: “What
I take from this collection of poems is a sense of joy in the
ordinary—seeing an ant going about its business, or a bee or a
fish, or the feeling of sharing a whole history with a particular
table, or watching a very ordinary woman sitting on a train playing
with the handle of her handbag. World also brings us meditations on
colonisation, slavery and whaling. Like the world, it is full of
surprises and full of joy and sadness.” These vibrant, exultant
poems invite you to share this marvellous world: Yes, all you need
(how easy!) is to say yes.
General
| Imprint: |
New Directions Publishing Corporation
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
May 2023 |
| Authors: |
Ana Luísa Amaral
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| Translators: |
Margaret Jull Costa
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| Dimensions: |
206 x 135 x 13mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
144 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-8112-3483-2 |
| Categories: |
Books
|
| LSN: |
0-8112-3483-5 |
| Barcode: |
9780811234832 |
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