Drunk from the Bitter Truth: The Poems of Anna Margolin (Women Writers in Translation) - Softcover

Margolin, Anna

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0791465802 ISBN 13: 9780791465806

Publisher: State University of New York Press, 2017

Synopsis

The poems of Anna Margolin (1887–1952), appearing here both in the original Yiddish and in English translation.

Winner of the 2007 Yiddish Literature and Translation from Yiddish presented by the Helen and Stan Vine Annual Canadian Jewish Book Awards
2007 Runner Up of the National Jewish Book Award in Poetry

Born Rosa Lebensboym in Belarus, Anna Margolin (1887–1952) settled permanently in America in 1913. A brilliant yet largely forgotten poet, her reputation rests on her volume of poetry published in Yiddish in 1929 in New York City. Although written in the 1920s, Margolin's poetry is remarkably fresh and contemporary, dealing with themes of anxiety, loneliness, sexual tensions, and the search for intellectual and spiritual identity, all of which were clearly reflected in her own life choices. Sensitively and beautifully translated here, the poems appear both in the original Yiddish and in English translation.

Shirley Kumove's fascinating critical-biographical introduction highlights Margolin's tempestuous and unconventional life. An exceptionally beautiful and gifted woman, Margolin adopted a bohemian and an eccentric lifestyle, and threw herself into both intellectual pursuits and romantic attachments beyond her two marriages.

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About the Author

Shirley Kumove is a translator and writer whose work has been recognized by the Canada Council for the Arts and by the Ontario Arts Council. She is the author of Words Like Arrows and More Words, More Arrows, two collections of Yiddish folk sayings. She was born, educated, and makes her home in Toronto.

Edition details

• Publisher: State University of New York Press
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0791465802
• ISBN 13: 9780791465806
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 330