Poetry. Translated from the Danish by Per Brask and Patrick Friesen. FRAYED OPUS FOR STRINGS & WIND INSTRUMENTS is a collection of poems that zooms in and out of places and states of mind, from a lit bicycle shed in the back yard to a root canal in November, from a typhoon in Hong Kong to instincts astray in various Copenhagen neigborhoods. Elegantly translated by Canadian collaborators Per Brask and Patrick Friesen, these dreamlike poems attempt, with honesty and humour, to fathom what it is to inhabit a specifically ...
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Poetry. Translated from the Danish by Per Brask and Patrick Friesen. FRAYED OPUS FOR STRINGS & WIND INSTRUMENTS is a collection of poems that zooms in and out of places and states of mind, from a lit bicycle shed in the back yard to a root canal in November, from a typhoon in Hong Kong to instincts astray in various Copenhagen neigborhoods. Elegantly translated by Canadian collaborators Per Brask and Patrick Friesen, these dreamlike poems attempt, with honesty and humour, to fathom what it is to inhabit a specifically unspecific point in life--not to mention in the Universe. &nb sp; & nbsp; &nb sp; & nbsp; &nb sp; & nbsp; R 30;In my pocket I have the photo of the house, I have to stop continually, put the suitcases down, take the photo from my pocket and compare the house in the photo with the houses we pass. In this way seventeen years go by. Praise for the work of Ulrikka S. Gernes ..".airy and abstract, like pinching smoke...risky and intriguing." --The Antigonish Review
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As New. No Jacket as Issued. Book Minor wear; otherwise a solid, clean, unread copy in collectible condition; this book was shortlisted for the Griffin Poetry Prize.
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Very Good. No Jacket as Issued. Book. Inscribed by Author(s) Inscribed and dated October 2015 by Ulrikka Bernes on the title page: "For__, with very best wishes, Ulrikka Bernes"; some edge wear to card covers; otherwise a solid, clean copy with no marking or underlining; collectible condition.
Add this copy of Frayed Opus for Springs & Wind Instruments to cart. $46.77, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2015 by Brick Books.
