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Gold Medal Winner for Poetry and Special Honors Award for Best of Anthology at the 2020 Nautilus Book Awards
Featuring award-winning poets, including US poet laureate Joy Harjo, Valzhyna Mort and Jackie Kay, cultures as diverse as those of the Ainu people of Japan and the Zoque of Mexico, and poems written in languages that range from the indigenous Ahtna of Alaska to the Shetlandic dialect of Scots, Poems from the Edge of Extinction showcases 50 of the finest poems in endangered languages from across the continents.
Each poem appears in its original form, alongside an English translation, and is accompanied by a commentary introduction about the language, the poet and the poem - in a vibrant celebration of life, diversity, language and the enduring power of poetry.
'Share[s] folklore, songs and a richness of world views with a vivacity that heightens their collective call to protect the planet's linguistic, and cultural, ecosystem.' Financial Times
Gold Medal Winner for Poetry and Special Honors Award for Best of Anthology at the 2020 Nautilus Book Awards
Featuring award-winning poets, including US poet laureate Joy Harjo, Valzhyna Mort and Jackie Kay, cultures as diverse as those of the Ainu people of Japan and the Zoque of Mexico, and poems written in languages that range from the indigenous Ahtna of Alaska to the Shetlandic dialect of Scots, Poems from the Edge of Extinction showcases 50 of the finest poems in endangered languages from across the continents.
Each poem appears in its original form, alongside an English translation, and is accompanied by a commentary introduction about the language, the poet and the poem - in a vibrant celebration of life, diversity, language and the enduring power of poetry.
'Share[s] folklore, songs and a richness of world views with a vivacity that heightens their collective call to protect the planet's linguistic, and cultural, ecosystem.' Financial Times
Chris McCabe's poetry collections are The Hutton Inquiry, Zeppelins,THE RESTRUCTURE (all Salt Publishing) and, most recently,Speculatrix (Penned in the Margins). He has recorded a CD with the Poetry Archive was shortlisted for The Ted Hughes Award in 2013 for his collaborative book with Maria Vlotides,Pharmapoetica. His plays Shad Thames, Broken Wharf and Mudflats, which won a Northern Arts Award,have been performed in London and Liverpool. He has read his work at venues including Southbank Centre, the British Library, the BFI, the Whitechapel Gallery and the Wellcome as well as performing at festivals such as Latitude and Ledbury.
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2021 |
|---|---|
| Genre: | Allgemeine Lexika |
| Rubrik: | Literaturwissenschaft |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| Inhalt: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| ISBN-13: | 9781473693005 |
| ISBN-10: | 1473693004 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Autor: | Mccabe, Chris |
| Hersteller: | John Murray Press |
| Maße: | 197 x 131 x 27 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Chris Mccabe |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 09.12.2021 |
| Gewicht: | 0,236 kg |
Chris McCabe's poetry collections are The Hutton Inquiry, Zeppelins,THE RESTRUCTURE (all Salt Publishing) and, most recently,Speculatrix (Penned in the Margins). He has recorded a CD with the Poetry Archive was shortlisted for The Ted Hughes Award in 2013 for his collaborative book with Maria Vlotides,Pharmapoetica. His plays Shad Thames, Broken Wharf and Mudflats, which won a Northern Arts Award,have been performed in London and Liverpool. He has read his work at venues including Southbank Centre, the British Library, the BFI, the Whitechapel Gallery and the Wellcome as well as performing at festivals such as Latitude and Ledbury.
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2021 |
|---|---|
| Genre: | Allgemeine Lexika |
| Rubrik: | Literaturwissenschaft |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| Inhalt: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| ISBN-13: | 9781473693005 |
| ISBN-10: | 1473693004 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Autor: | Mccabe, Chris |
| Hersteller: | John Murray Press |
| Maße: | 197 x 131 x 27 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Chris Mccabe |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 09.12.2021 |
| Gewicht: | 0,236 kg |
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