What We Are When We Are
Kaj smo, ko sm
AU Press
Published on 30. September 2018
104 pages
978-1-77199-251-0 (ISBN)
Description
Working within a postmodern style, this rhythmic and melodious collection of poems originally written in Slovenian by Cvetka LipuS and translated here by Tom Priestly, blends the real with the surreal, dull urban lives with dreams. LipuS, known for the lexical beauty of her work, dwells on topics of time and space which she handles in an almost revolving, irreverent manner. Priestly captures the maze-like characteristic of her verse and carefully reconstructs the sonoric beauty of the work in its original language.
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Born in Austria, Cvetka LipuS is the author of seven collections of poetry in Slovenian. Kaj smo, ko smo (2015), for which LipuS received the PreSeren Foundation Award, was shortlisted for the Veronika Prize, Slovenia's most prestigious poetry prize.
Content
Foreword - Donna Kane
Odprti konec / Open End
Regrets / Regrets
Jutranja voznja / Morning Journey
Kaj bi / What If
Zaposlitev / Employment
Sanje / The Dream
DediScina / Inheritance
Vdova / The Widow
Deseti januar / January Tenth
Koncert za glas in nebo / Concerto for Voice and Sky
Tezki od casa / Heavy with Time
Naj sonce ne zaide nad jezo / Let Not the Sun Go Down on Your Anger
Slovo / Saying Goodbye
Nespecnost / Sleeplessness
Novi naslov / The New Address
Poglej nas, kako lebdimo / Watch Us Float
Obisk / The Visit
Noc z grozo v gobcu / A Night with a Threat in Its Muzzle
Vodic / Guide
Gibalo / Perpetuum Mobile
Kje si, ko si / Where You Are When You Are
Negovanje / Caring
Prehod / Passage
Pocitnice / Holidays
Lake Mendota / Lake Mendota
Pogled zavesti / The Look of Consciousness
Dreams Limited / Dreams Limited
To-Do List / To-Do List
Prijavni urad / The Registration Office
Na levem boku dneva / On the Port Side of the Day
Drago zivljenje, / Dear Life,
Cakanje / Waiting
Afterword - Tomaz ToporiSic
About the Author and Translator
