Angelika Quirk

Broschiertes Buch

Chaos & Calm

Beschreibung

In both subject matter and style, Angelika Quirk's new poetry book ranges far and wide-from her childhood experiences in war-torn Hamburg playing in the rubble of hollow houses, to the delights and perils of love, to the wit of the latest offerings in imagery, as in "Body Parts Galore" -souls on sale/ some lighter than air/ some thinner than sin. We follow the lead of her lyrical voice through a dreamscape that includes Valkyries, an escape artist, a bearded monk, a Derwish dancer, a camel spitting into the sinking sun and a kleptomaniac squinting at the hologram of her elusive mind. She writes about the inequalities of the human condition: the war in Ukraine "Lacrimosa-Weeping", children separated from families at the Mexican border, and refugees drowning in the Mediterranean Sea-A child's body washes ashore./ His father clutching him./ His eyes turning east toward Mecca. The poet doesn't just brush against the surface of things, but delves into the complexity beneath, If I could give up the fear of falling,/ of drowning, I could dive down/ into your murky depth.... Looming over this collection is a menacing past, both personal and historical: the poet surviving war and famine, hiding in bomb-shelters, yet as a teenager dancing in operas and ballets, she keeps her balance with style and verve. In her poem "They Are Dancing" her final words: "They touch the sun, then dance on ashes, practicing the graceful ways of angels. They dance on shards of a broken world. They dance."

Autor

Angelika Quirk was born and raised in Hamburg, Germany. Her poetry is influenced by German culture and the angst of post-World War II experiences. At the age of 18 she immigrated to the United States. She graduated from U.C. Berkely with a BA in German Literature. Her poetry has appeared in various literary magazines including N.Y. Quarterly, California Quarterly, TRANS-LIT2 and Marin Poetry Center's Anthologies. She was a member of the Marin Poetry Center for six years in charge of the High School Poetry Program. Two of her poetry books, After Sirens, Of Ruins and Rumors, and her memoir Kriegskinder are in the library of the German American Heritage Museum in Wahington D. C. Her poem, "Vom Vergänglichen" recently won the SCALG Lyrik-Preis, 2023. In a former life, she danced in Totentanz at Grace Cathedral in San Francisco and was on the record album cover of the Schlagerparade 1968 (Hit Parade 1968) in Germany. A lover of music, collector of words in English and German, she now writes poems about life and living. Her Leitmotif: to instill emotions and passions from the surreal to the sublime, from chaos to rhythm to rhyme.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: The Poetry Box
• Seitenzahl: 124
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. November 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 8mm
• Gewicht: 279g
• ISBN-13: 9781956285765
• ISBN-10: 1956285768
• Artikelnr.: 72609025