Blackbirds in September: Selected Shorter Poems of Jurgen Becker

by Jürgen Becker

Poetry. Translated from the German by Okla Elliott. "J?rgen Becker was born in 1932. His childhood, therefore, was the Second World War--a disease from which he has been recovering ever since the fighting stopped. His poems do not presume to address the horrors directly, but with great courage he casts sidelong glances at things he remembers or the things that prompt such memories. These are important poems, not just about the war but about any unbearable...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1625579381
• ISBN13: 9781625579386
• Release Date: December 2015
• Publisher: Black Lawrence Press
• Length: 148 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.4" x 8.4"