Continued

by Piotr Sommer

Piotr Sommer is one of Poland’s leading poets. Continued extends and enlarges the achievement of his earlier Bloodaxe selection, Things to Translate, and spans his whole career to date. The translations were made with the help of leading British and American poets, including John Ashbery, Douglas Dunn and D.J. Enright.

Genres: Poetry

144 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2005

Reviews

[Joe Shaw · Rating 5 out of 5]

I haven’t read much poetry by Polish authors but I really enjoyed Sommer’s exploration of family and local Polish life. His techniques follow an experimental form which I like to use in my own writing

[Rich · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not much my style. It's a little too quotidian for me, but I can appreciate its lyrical qualities.

[Michael · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hard to find language this fresh. Even in translation this outshines most American poetry, overburdened as it is with the unfortunate trappings of poetry.