Virgula is an award-winning collection by acclaimed Dutch poet
Sasja Janssen, and her second collection to be published in
English. Taking as its title the latin word for ’comma’, the
poems in Virgula reveal the stories hidden in the spaces
in-between: the unending and the unresolved; memories that refuse
to be contained. In Janssen’s poetry, the comma becomes much more
than a punctuation mark, and is invoked as a muse and companion;
she calls on her in every poem, as if she were a goddess, a friend
or lover, someone who offers space when the emptiness becomes too
heavy. In Janssen’s poetry, painful stories often unfold, events
that never came to pass, but which leave traces and scars. Virgula
strikes a balance between mystery and razor-sharp intent, through
constant shifts and contrasts in perspective. The comma stops the
stillness, and allows thoughts and language to move forward.
Virgula was awarded the Awater Poetry Prize and was nominated for
the Ida Gerhardt Poetry Prize and the Herman de Coninck Prize and
De Grote Poëzieprijs (Grand Poetry Prize) for best poetry
collection of the year.
General
Imprint: |
Prototype Publishing Ltd.
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
2024 |
Authors: |
Sasja Janssen
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Translators: |
Michele Hutchison
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Designers: |
Zigmunds Lapsa
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ISBN-13: |
978-1-913513-50-4 |
Subtitles: |
Dutch
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Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
1-913513-50-5 |
Barcode: |
9781913513504 |
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