Still Life with Children

By Cyrus Cassells and Francesc Parcerisas

Book Overview

Awarded the Souerette Diehl Fraser Award for Best Translation of a Book from the Texas Institute of Letters

Cyrus Cassells' vibrant translations grow on the page as though the essence of Francesc Parcerisas' work has also moved forward in a Janus-like fashion. These translations are not simply the same poems in a different language; Cassells has crafted new poetry. The gentle and delicate rhythms of Parcerisas have been contracted into shorter lines that explore sharper cadences whilst Cassells carefully maintains a sensitive continuity in the opening feet. This is poetry for the ear first and the page second, Cassells has stronger consonants at his disposal, a resource that he skilfully exploits. The ultimate product of his labours is a short collection of poetry that reads and feels like a work of English Literature, a sensation that is perhaps the highest compliment one may bestow upon a Literary Translation.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1622885430
• ISBN13: 9781622885435
• Release Date: March 2019
• Publisher: Stephen F. Austin University Press
• Length: 150 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"