The Book for My Brother

by Tomaž Šalamun

Book Overview

This newest collection of poems from Tomaz Salamun is exuberant, ambitious, and full of surprises. Here the devil is encountered and understood-

I see the devil's head, people, I see his whole body . . .
he longs for innocence, as we do.
Here the poet juggles many tones, languages, and countries. Desire is evoked as both frustrating and exhilarating-
I'm watered by longing, knocking my
head into the wall, on the ground, or I burn,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0156032058
• ISBN13: 9780156032056
• Release Date: April 2006
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
• Length: 108 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.4" x 8.0"