Overview
Based on encounters, observations, and gleanings while traveling the world, this collection of Joachim Sartorius' eclectic and esoteric verse ranges in topic from the yellow cabs of Lagos and the horseshoes on Hitler's favorite steed to North African guards loading bottles of butane onto a trolley outside a crematorium. Poignant and timely, these poems speak to a global community, revealing how cultural divides can be bridged.Author Biography
Jaochim Sartorius is an award-winning translator and a professor of cultural theory at the University of Arts–Berlin. He is a member of the German Academy for Language and Literature–Darmstadt. Richard Dove is a translator, literary critic, and reviewer. Christopher Middleton has taught at the University of Zurich, King's College in London, and the University of Texas–Austin.
