Tomaž

Assembled using recorded conversations with the Slovenian poet Tomaž Šalamun, this book-length poem by Joshua Beckman spans the first forty years of Šalamun's life in his own words.

About the author

Joshua Beckman is a poet, translator, and editor in chief of Wave Books. His translations include Micrograms (Wave Books, 2011) by Jorge Carrera Andrade, 5 Meters of Poems (Ugly Duckling Presse, 2010) by Carlos Oquendo de Amat, and Supplication: Selected Poems of John Wieners (Wave Books, 2015), which he co-edited with Robert Dewhurst and CAConrad. His translation of Poker (Ugly Duckling Presse, 2008) by Tomaž Šalamun, was a finalist for the PEN America Poetry in Translation Award.

Summary

Assembled using recorded conversations with the Slovenian poet Tomaž Šalamun, this book-length poem by Joshua Beckman spans the first forty years of Šalamun’s life in his own words. -- Tomaž Šalamun

Foreword

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Product details

• Authors: Joshua Beckman, Tomaž Šalamun
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 02.11.2021, delayed
• EAN: 9781950268481
• ISBN: 978-1-950268-48-1
• No. of pages: 220
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; POETRY / American / General, POETRY / Subjects & Themes / General, LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Interviews, LITERARY COLLECTIONS / European / Eastern