Songs of Something Else: Selected Poems of Gunnar Ekelof

by Leonard Nathan (translator), James Larson (Translator)

Translators Leonard Nathan and James Larson present seventy-five poems from Gunnar Ekelof's middle phase (1938-1959), a period that saw the production of his richest and most enduring poetry.

Originally published in 1982.

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Genres: Poetry

170 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1982

About the author

Leonard Nathan has published many volumes of poetry, as well as numerous translations, prose works, and articles on poetry.

Reviews

[Narjes Dorzade · Rating 3 out of 5]

چهره‌اش در سایه‌ی آبی دستانش پنهان است

[Edita · Rating 4 out of 5]

What life and the moment gave
no one can take from us.
[…]
And no one can free us from
what life and the moment could have given.
*
I saved myself as well as I could,

[Víctor Bermúdez · Rating 5 out of 5]

Jag går in i ditt landskap / I go into your landscape

[Melanie · Rating 4 out of 5]

On my fortyumpteenth, wandering way through this lovely collection, still working on making my own translations, still failing some days, succeeding others....
Think I'll keep this on my currently-reading list permanently.

[James · Rating 3 out of 5]

I became aware of Gunnar Ekelöf while reading Irving Layton. I was impressed enough by the snippets I read to order a couple of his books. Most of the poems in this volume, however, pale in comparison to my preview of him. Don't misunderstand me, there is some excellent poetry here, but it does not match the flavor I expected, and much of it is unspectacular.

[Ele · Rating 4 out of 5]

tiene una manera muy particular de expresar su dolor, y me parece muy genuina