Description
A collection of poetic stream-of-consciousness prose meditations by Friederike Mayroecker.
Friederike Mayroecker has no time. Not for summary and memory, not for excessive reviewing and reasoning, and certainly not for storytelling. She doesn't even have time for life itself-unless it's writing. What counts, in her view, is only the poetry and "the echoic inventions" of a life that lasted for almost a century, which is preserved in her writings.
Widely considered one of the most important European poets of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, Mayroecker passed away in 2021 at the age of ninety-six. On the outside, her life may be subject to the impertinence of the finitude of all human existence. But on the inside, and in its transformation into the eternal moment, life only becomes richer and richer in forms of experience. In radically concentrated language and compellingly beautiful images, Mayroecker presents in this cahier a life that follows only one maxim: "Not just what is written, but existence, too, must be poetic."
About the Author
Friederike Mayroecker (1924-2021) is widely considered one of the most important Austrian poets of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. The recipient of numerous awards, including the renowned Georg Buchner Prize, she published over eighty works, including poetry, prose, radio plays, and children's books. Donna Stonecipher is the author of five books of poetry and one of prose. She has translated works from Ludwig Hohl, Alexander Kluge, and Friederike Mayroecker. She lives in Berlin.
Book Information
ISBN 9781803093260
Author Friedericke Mayroecker
Format Hardback
Page Count 212
Imprint Seagull Books London Ltd
Publisher Seagull Books London Ltd
Weight(grams) 340g
Dimensions(mm) 216mm * 127mm * 20mm
Friederike Mayroecker has no time. Not for summary and memory, not for excessive reviewing and reasoning, and certainly not for storytelling. She doesn't even have time for life itself-unless it's writing. What counts, in her view, is only the poetry and "the echoic inventions" of a life that lasted for almost a century, which is preserved in her writings.
Widely considered one of the most important European poets of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, Mayroecker passed away in 2021 at the age of ninety-six. On the outside, her life may be subject to the impertinence of the finitude of all human existence. But on the inside, and in its transformation into the eternal moment, life only becomes richer and richer in forms of experience. In radically concentrated language and compellingly beautiful images, Mayroecker presents in this cahier a life that follows only one maxim: "Not just what is written, but existence, too, must be poetic."
About the Author
Friederike Mayroecker (1924-2021) is widely considered one of the most important Austrian poets of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. The recipient of numerous awards, including the renowned Georg Buchner Prize, she published over eighty works, including poetry, prose, radio plays, and children's books. Donna Stonecipher is the author of five books of poetry and one of prose. She has translated works from Ludwig Hohl, Alexander Kluge, and Friederike Mayroecker. She lives in Berlin.
Book Information
ISBN 9781803093260
Author Friedericke Mayroecker
Format Hardback
Page Count 212
Imprint Seagull Books London Ltd
Publisher Seagull Books London Ltd
Weight(grams) 340g
Dimensions(mm) 216mm * 127mm * 20mm
