After Every War: Twentieth-century Women PoetsEavan Boland They are nine women with much in common--all German speaking, all poets, all personal witnesses to the horror and devastation that was World War II. Yet, in this deeply moving collection, each provides a singularly personal glimpse into the effects of war on language, place, poetry, and womanhood.
The poems are translated and introduced, with biographical notes on the authors, by renowned Irish poet Eavan Boland. Her interest in the topic is not abstract. As an Irish woman, she has observed the heartbreaking effects of violence on her own country. Her experience has drawn her closer to these nine poets, enabling her to render into English the beautiful, ruminative quality of their work and to present their poems for what they are: documentaries of resilience--of language, of music, and of the human spirit--in the hardest of times. |
Contents
IV | 16 |
V | 18 |
VI | 20 |
VII | 22 |
VIII | 24 |
IX | 26 |
X | 28 |
XI | 30 |
XLIII | 90 |
XLIV | 92 |
XLV | 94 |
XLVI | 96 |
XLVII | 98 |
XLVIII | 100 |
XLIX | 102 |
L | 104 |
XII | 32 |
XIII | 34 |
XIV | 37 |
XVI | 38 |
XVII | 40 |
XVIII | 45 |
XX | 46 |
XXI | 48 |
XXII | 50 |
XXIII | 52 |
XXIV | 54 |
XXV | 56 |
XXVI | 58 |
XXVII | 61 |
XXIX | 62 |
XXX | 64 |
XXXI | 71 |
XXXIII | 72 |
XXXIV | 74 |
XXXV | 76 |
XXXVI | 78 |
XXXVII | 80 |
XXXVIII | 82 |
XXXIX | 84 |
XL | 86 |
XLI | 89 |
LI | 108 |
LII | 110 |
LIII | 115 |
LV | 116 |
LVI | 118 |
LVII | 120 |
LVIII | 122 |
LIX | 125 |
LXI | 126 |
LXII | 128 |
LXIII | 130 |
LXIV | 132 |
LXV | 135 |
LXVII | 136 |
LXVIII | 138 |
LXIX | 140 |
LXX | 142 |
LXXI | 144 |
LXXII | 146 |
LXXIII | 148 |
LXXIV | 151 |
LXXV | 153 |
LXXVI | 161 |
LXXVII | 161 |