From surrealist fable to traditional folk-tale, from personal anecdote to tribal myth, Popa's poetry embodies in an original form the most profound imaginative truths of our age, precisely located in the reality and history of Serbia, in the heart of Central Europe. This new edition, based on the 1978 edition translated by the late Anne Pennington, revised and extended for the 1997 edition by Francis R. Jones, adds a dozen previously untranslated occasional poems.

PRELUDE to ETERNITY: A Journey to Beyond Death is an intimate, moving and compelling portrait of a couple's travels through life's greatest challenge: preparing for its ending. The story offers convincing evidence that physical death is just a preface to the next level of existence. Empowered by their deep love for each other, Pascoe and Anne's search for meaning leads them to explore the deepest dimensions of spiritual discovery. You will share their remarkable experience in man's eternal quest for understanding and peace as they face the unknown. You will tread the stony path with them through denial, anger, bargaining, depression and finally, acceptance. And you'll find yourself rejoicing with them when they emerge triumphant with the assurance that life continues beyond death. Everyone who has endured the passing of a loved one will identify with this intensely human portrayal about conquering the defeat of despair and finding security in the knowledge that life does not end, it only changes