From the interior - Petr Borkovec

Drawing from the entirety of an internationally-renowned young poet's acclaimed career, thisintroductory samplerpresents the best of Petr Borkovec translated into English for the first time. The selected poems focus primarily on aspects of the natural world and human relationships, as viewed through the objects with which people surround themselves.Collectively, the poemsdocument a period of upheaval in Czechoslovakia with a quiet, concise precision and distinctive language, displayingan uncannyobservational skill thatawakens anaudience to the glorious details of everyday moments and situations.