Mysticism for Beginners: Poems - Hardcover

Zagajewski, Adam

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0374217653 ISBN 13: 9780374217655

Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1998

Synopsis

Powerful New work by a modern master.

You must listen, listen, listen.
Tired springs breathe under water.
At four in the morning
the last, lonely bolt of lightning
scribbles something quickly in the sky.
It says "No." Or "Never."
Or "Take courage, the fire's not dead."
-from "The Last Storm"

Mysticism for Beginners is the third and most beautiful of Adam Zagajewski's collections to appear in English. The poems are about nature, history, the life of cities, the transformations of art, the spiritual essence of everyday life. Their remarkable staying power derives from the gentle meditative authority of Zagajewski's voice, here expertly rendered into English by Clare Cavanagh. Zagajewski's committed, compassionate poems offer access to the mysteries at the heart of experience.

About this title

About the Author:

Adam Zagajewski was born in Lvov, Poland, in 1945. His previous books, all published by FSG, include Tremor (1985) and Canvas (1991), both poetry, and Two Cities (1995), a collection of essays.

Language Notes:

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: Polish

About this edition

• Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0374217653
• ISBN 13: 9780374217655
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 80