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A Time in Xanadu
“Lars Gustafsson has an uncompromising vision of the utter complexity of modern life.”—The New York Times Book Review "Gustafsson's A Time in Xanadu, his third translated collection of poems, manages to be personal and quirky while also deeply philosophical." —ForeWord "Few poets today can so easily without overwriting bridge 'centuries and minutes,' to use ...more
Paperback, 96 pages
Published
June 1st 2008
by Copper Canyon Press
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Lars Gustafsson lived in the US for over 20 years, quietly teaching philosophy at UT/Austin. I would call him the greatest under recognized poet we had during that time (since Milosz had already been "discovered"). His poems are sometimes brief lyrics, sometimes longer meditations or narratives; they always ring with clear primary tone, and multiple under-resonances of both feeling and intellect. This and his earlier two New Directions selected poems are among the books I return to ov...more
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