Open Closed Open - Poems

Informationen zum Autor YEHUDA AMICHAI (1924–2000) has long been considered one of the great poets of the twentieth century. He was the recipient of numerous awards, including the Israel Prize, his country’s highest honor. His work has been translated into more than thirty-seven languages. Winner of the PEN Award for Poetry in Translation Klappentext In poems marked by tenderness and mischief, humanity and humor, Yehuda Amichai breaks open the grand diction of revered Jewish verses and casts the light of his own experi­ence upon them. Here he tells of history, a nation, the self, love, and resurrection. Amichai's last volume is one of medi­tation and hope, and stands as a testament to one of Israel's greatest poets. Open closed open. Before we are born, everything is openin the universe without us. For as long as we live, everything is closedwithin us. And when we die, everything is open again.Open closed open. That's all we are.?from ?I WASN'T ONE OF THE SIX MILLION: AND WHAT IS MY LIFE SPAN? OPEN CLOSED OPEN? "He is one of our great poets . . . once one has heard his quiet, even tones, precise, distanced and passionate, one never forgets them."-The Times Literary Supplement "Open Closed Open is the uncanny record of genuine inspiration. Happy is the man who has so much in his soul."-Leon Wieseltier "Poets have always talked reverently about unlocking the human heart, but when "I read Amichai I wonder who before him actually managed it."-Ted Hughes Zusammenfassung In poems marked by tenderness and mischief, humanity and humor, Yehuda Amichai breaks open the grand diction of revered Jewish verses and casts the light of his own experi­ence upon them. Here he tells of history, a nation, the self, love, and resurrection. Amichai’s last volume is one of medi­tation and hope, and stands as a testament to one of Israel’s greatest poets.   Open closed open. Before we are born, everything is open in the universe without us. For as long as we live, everything is closed within us. And when we die, everything is open again. Open closed open. That’s all we are. — from “I WASN’T ONE OF THE SIX MILLION:    AND WHAT IS MY LIFE SPAN? OPEN CLOSED OPEN” ...

Product details

• Authors: Yehuda Amichai
• Assisted by: Chana Bloch (Translation), Chana Kronfeld (Translation)
• Publisher: Ecco Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 06.11.2006
• EAN: 9780156030502
• ISBN: 978-0-15-603050-2
• No. of pages: 204
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > Other languages / Other literatures; Canada, Eastern Europe, Poetry, Middle East, Narrative theme: Sense of place, Epic, Narrative theme: Love and relationships, Poetry anthologies (various poets), Classic and pre-20th century poetry, Speeches, Ancient, classical and medieval texts, Medieval style, LITERARY COLLECTIONS: Essays, POETRY: Middle Eastern, POETRY: Anthologies (multiple authors), LITERARY COLLECTIONS: Letters, POETRY: Medieval, LITERARY COLLECTIONS: Speeches, POETRY: Epic, POETRY: Ancient & Classical, POETRY: Haiku *, LITERARY COLLECTIONS: Medieval, POETRY: Canadian / General, Poetry by form: Haiku