{"product_id":"dear-ms-schubert-poems-by-ewa-lipska-paperback","title":"Dear Ms. Schubert: Poems by Ewa Lipska - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEwa Lipska\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRobin Davidson\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eEwa Elżbieta Nowakowska\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first complete English translation of Ewa Lipska's exciting \"Dear Ms. Schubert\" poems\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEwa Lipska is one of Europe's most compelling and important poets, but relatively little of her recent work has been translated into English. A Polish-English bilingual edition, \u003ci\u003eDear Ms. Schubert\u003c\/i\u003e is the first complete collection of her remarkable poetic postcards addressed to \"Ms. Schubert,\" a mysterious contemporary European everywoman. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWritten by a certain Mr. Schmetterling (\"Mr. Butterfly\"), these brief, intimate poems are by turns philosophical, political, and playfully erotic. Combining subversive wit and surrealist imagery, they slowly reveal the contours of a shared secret life played out against a turbulent historical backdrop--a relationship that strikes a precarious balance between deep cultural skepticism and authentic love. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFeaturing the original Polish text and the English translation on facing pages, \u003ci\u003eDear Ms. Schubert\u003c\/i\u003e is a highly original and appealing book from a poet who richly deserves a wide English-language readership.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEwa Lipska \u003c\/b\u003ewas born in Kraków, Poland, in 1945. She is the author of more than thirty books of poetry and has won many awards, including the Polish PEN Club's Robert Graves Award for lifetime achievement in poetry. Her poems have been translated into more than fifteen languages. \u003cb\u003eRobin Davidson\u003c\/b\u003e is a poet, translator, and professor emeritus of literature and creative writing at the University of Houston-Downtown. Twitter @RobinDavidsonr \u003cb\u003eEwa Elżbieta Nowakowska\u003c\/b\u003e is a poet, short-story writer, and translator who lives and teaches in Kraków. Davidson and Nowakowska are also the translators of a previous collection of Lipska's poetry, \u003ci\u003eThe New Century\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 168\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 05, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51768848744736,"sku":"9780691207483","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/d0c62ac3b25240fd07dec467ece49ad7.webp?v=1780338772","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/dear-ms-schubert-poems-by-ewa-lipska-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}