The astonishing distillations that make up the poetry of Vasko Popa combine elements of surrealism, folklore, and trenchant logic. This major figure in the postwar literature of Eastern Europe is here presented in a revised and expanded version of the volume that won the PEN Translation Prize in 1979. The present edition adds two new sequences, "Give Me Back My Rags" and "Heaven's Ring," as well as new sections of the famous series, "The Little Box." It offers a unique acquaintance with a wonderful poet. A book for surrealists, mythographers, postmodernists, scientists, and lovers of folklore and games.
The Serbian poet Vasko Popa is one of the most distinctive and original voices in contemporary European poetry. His translator, Charles Simic, has published many volumes of poems, translation, and essays. He has been awarded the Pulitzer Prize as well as a MacArthur Foundation Fellowship, among numerous other awards.
