"I am I . . . If you're interested in birds, trees, rivers . . . Don't read my poems . . . I'm no indexed bird, tree or river . . . just a registered Self". A long-awaited collection--her first written in English--by Romania's leading literary figure for over 50 years, and one of the world's most important voices. Nina Cassian's poems pinpoint the contradictions, absurdities, and pathos of modern life.
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"I am I . . . If you're interested in birds, trees, rivers . . . Don't read my poems . . . I'm no indexed bird, tree or river . . . just a registered Self". A long-awaited collection--her first written in English--by Romania's leading literary figure for over 50 years, and one of the world's most important voices. Nina Cassian's poems pinpoint the contradictions, absurdities, and pathos of modern life.
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