From Base Materials by Jenny Lewis #Translation At the heart of it

At the heart of it

takes the reader on an illuminating and profoundly moving journey through Neruda's poetic development - from solitary childhood

but even as it pulls us back to old wounds

this generous selection of poetry by women with an emphasis on twentieth-century poetry in English features poets from the USA

‘His poems frequently have an irresistible narrative drive and are peopled by characters that are engaging in spite of their strangeness… This is an exceptional body of work by a poet of rare gifts

From Base Materials by Jenny Lewis #Translation At the heart of itThese poems are apocalyptic and sensory, coming from a place of hurt and love, of the human spirit struggling to transcend base matter and make sense of the world. Carcanet