CompleteMartialArts.com - A Different Silence: Selected Poems (Poets' Voices)

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Binding: Hardcover Dewey Decimal Number: 839.6914 EAN: 9789057551253 ISBN: 905755125X Label: Routledge Manufacturer: Routledge Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 135 Publication Date: 2000-08-01 Publisher: Routledge Studio: Routledge
Editorial Reviews: Inspired by the immediate and the intimate, Arni Ibsen's poems celebrate the wonders and peculiarities of life. They are lyrical observations infused with philosophical questioning. Yet Arni Ibsen is a deeply humorous poet, whose work is brimming with a "spirited seriousness." His work testifies to the conviction that poetry is a vital necessity. A compact disc featuring a selection of the poems, read by A compact disc featuring a selection of the poems, read by Arni Ibsen in Icelandic and in English accompanies this book. Arni Ibsen was born in Stykkisholmur, Iceland, in 1948. After studying English and drama at Exeter University in England he worked as a dramaturge for Iceland's National Theatre and is now a full-time writer. Considered one of his country's leading playwrights, this is the first collection of his poetry in English. Petur Knutsson has lived in Iceland since 1963 and has worked as a farmhand, teacher, and translator. He teaches English at the University of Iceland in R