The Book of Things

İlhan Berk

Salt, 2009 - Poetry - 224 pages

Unparalleled in the English language, Book of Things, Berk’s uniquely compelling lyric trilogy, is an uncommon meditation on the inner life of common things. Mud, bras, slugs and doors – Berk sings them all in this twisting, labyrinthine song of the strange and sensual, by turns playful and surprising, learned and hilarious; beautiful and unsettling in its quirkiness.Berk’s tireless journey into the unknown, Book of Things is a testament to the poet’s undying appetite for engagement and renewal, his perennial call to awakening.

About the author

George Messo is a poet, translator, and editor. His books include From the Pine Observatory (2000), Aradaki Ses (The In-Between Voice, 2005), Entrances (2006), and Avrupa'nin Kucuk Tanrilari (The Little Gods of Europe, forthcoming 2007). He is the editor of Near East Review.

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Book of Things; Salt modern poets in translation
• Author: İlhan Berk
• Translated by: George Messo
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Salt, 2009
• ISBN: 184471523X, 9781844715237
• Length: 224 pages
• Subjects: Poetry / General; Poetry / Middle Eastern