The Book for My Brother

By Tomaž Šalamun

This newest collection of poems from Tomaz Salamun is exuberant, ambitious, and full of surprises. Here the devil is encountered and understood-

I see the devil's head, people, I see his whole body . . .
he longs for innocence, as we do.
Here the poet juggles many tones, languages, and countries. Desire is evoked as both frustrating and exhilarating-
I'm watered by longing, knocking my
head into the wall, on the ground, or I burn, burn,
folded up on the couch.
And memory comes back to remind us of the laws and experiences of childhood-
Once again you are let loose in the sea
only after five o'clock in the afternoon to take
a dose of sunlight like the ticking of the clock.

At once daring and clear-voiced, The Book for My Brother is an extraordinary achievement.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0156032058
• ISBN13: 9780156032056
• Release Date: April 2006
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
• Length: 108 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.4" x 8.0"