Why I No Longer Write Poems by Diana Anphimiadi, trans. By Jean Sprackland & Nadia Bukia-Peters the noisy classroom though the roof is beginning

though the roof is beginning to sink

All of the modern poets who have long preoccupied Vendler—Wallace Stevens

“These poems speak with such urgency and humanity that we take the deeply researched science (and magic) in our stride

These seven instructive years highlight the making of a poet who has now subsequently achieved international acclaim as a thinker

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Why I No Longer Write Poems by Diana Anphimiadi, trans. By Jean Sprackland & Nadia Bukia-Peters the noisy classroom though the roof is beginningDiana Anphimiadi is one of the most widely revered Georgian poets of her generation. Her award winning work reflects an exceptionally curious mind and glides between classical allusions and surreal imagery. She revivifies ancient myths and tests the reality of our senses against the limits of sense. Boldly inventive, prayers appear alongside recipes, dance lessons next to definitions. Her playful, witty lyricism offers a glimpse of the eternal in the