Reft and Light

by Ernst Jandl

Poetry. Fourth in Burning Deck's Dichten = series of current German writing in English translation, REFT AND LIGHT presents a series of exuberant, playful language experiments by the well-known German poet. In an unusual twist, each poem is rendered in multiple English versions by some of America's most daring poets and translators. As editor Rosmarie Waldrop explains, Ernst Jandl's poems are so engrained in the German language that they are impossible...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 188622434X
• ISBN13: 9781886224346
• Release Date: January 2000
• Publisher: Burning Deck
• Length: 111 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.5" x 8.5"