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    What We Are When We Are: Kaj smo, ko sm
    What We Are When We Are: Kaj smo, ko sm
    What We Are When We Are: Kaj smo, ko sm
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    What We Are When We Are: Kaj smo, ko sm

    By Cvetka Lipuš

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    Working within a postmodern style, this rhythmic and melodious collection of poems originally written in Slovenian by Cvetka Lipuš and translated here by Tom Priestly, blends the real with the surreal, dull urban lives with dreams. Lipuš, known for the lexical beauty of her work, dwells on topics of time and space which she handles in an almost revolving, irreverent manner. Priestly captures the maze-like characteristic of her verse and carefully reconstructs the sonoric beauty of the work in its original language.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAthabasca University Press
    Release dateSep 30, 2018
    ISBN9781771992503
    What We Are When We Are: Kaj smo, ko sm
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    Cvetka Lipuš

    Born in Austria, Cvetka Lipuš is the author of seven collections of poetry in Slovenian. Kaj smo, ko smo (2015), for which Lipuš received the Prešeren Foundation Award, was shortlisted for the Veronika Prize, Slovenia’s most prestigious poetry prize.

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