Overview

Our twice-yearly daylight savings holiday, in which we faithfully, collectively adjust our clocks, is purely human tampering with the calendar. Yet, it is a practice that is embedded in nature's principles, even as we exact more sunlight for ourselves in an over-organized, technological world. Mirroring this dichotomy, Michael Krüger brings us The Seasonal Time Change, a collection of poems where an exacting eye is cast on nature. The poet's perspective is observant, stringent, and very human, bringing both intellect and emotion to the page. Translated by Joseph Given, the verses are in turn scrutinizing, wistful of the brutality of nature, and rejoicing in the simple wonder of life.

​Bearing witness to Krüger's interactions with renowned poets and artists through his time as director of Hanser publishing house, proximity and relationships are ongoing themes in this volume. Together, the poems remind us of our own mortality and of the finiteness of nature, but also our need for celebration even--perhaps especially--in times of darkness.

ISBN-13

9780857422316

ISBN-10

0857422316

Weight

0.50 Pounds

Dimensions

5.00 x 0.70 x 8.50 In

List Price

$21.00

Edition

1st Edition

Format

Hardcover

Language

English

Pages

128 pages

Publisher

Seagull Books

Published On

2015-05-15



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