Author Description

This collection of poems from Tomaž &Scaron;alamun is exuberant, ambitious, and full of surprises. Here the devil is encountered and understood-<BR /><BR />I see the devil&#39;s head, people, I see his whole body . . . <BR />he longs for innocence, as we do. <BR />Here the poet juggles many tones, languages, and countries. Desire is evoked as both frustrating and exhilarating-<BR />I&#39;m watered by longing, knocking my<BR />head into the wall, on the ground, or I burn, burn,<BR />folded up on the couch.<BR />And memory comes back to remind us of the laws and experiences of childhood-<BR />Once again you are let loose in the sea<BR />only after five o&#39;clock in the afternoon to take<BR />a dose of sunlight like the ticking of the clock.<BR /><BR /> At once daring and clear-voiced, The Book for My Brother is an extraordinary achievement.