{"product_id":"remnants-of-another-age","title":"Remnants of Another Age","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"MK\"\u003eBorn 1973 in a family of Balkan Wars refugees, Nikola Madzirov’s poetry has already been translated into thirty languages and published in collections and anthologies in the U.S., Europe and Asia. A regular participant in international literary festivals, he has received several international awards including an International Writing Program fellowship at the \u003cplace\u003e\u003cplacetype w:st=\"on\"\u003eUniversity\u003c\/placetype\u003e of \u003cplacename w:st=\"on\"\u003eIowa\u003c\/placename\u003e\u003c\/place\u003e. \u003cem\u003eRemnants of Another Age\u003c\/em\u003e is his first full-length American collection and will carry a Foreword by Carolyn Forche who writes, “Nikola Madzirov\u003cspan\u003e’\u003c\/span\u003es \u003cem\u003eRemnants of Another Age\u003c\/em\u003e is aptly titled, as these poems seem to spring from elsewhere in time, reflective of a preternaturally wise and attentive sensibility. As we read these poems, they begin to inhabit us, and we are the better for having opened ourselves to them. Madzirov is a rare soul and a true poet.\u003cspan\u003e”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“\u003c\/span\u003ePresence\u003cspan\u003e”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003ePut on the space suit of the night\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eand slice the apple in two\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003ewithout damaging the seeds.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eStop on the quiet bridge\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eand let your shadow float away.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eCup your hands above your head \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003elike a crystal wineglass\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eand wait for the first drops of rain\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003ewhen the pilotless aircraft depart.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eBe a dream, a mezzanine,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003esesame seeds at the bottom of the package,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eA ‘deer’ sign by the road, an alphabet\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eknown to only two people—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eyou and the one who doesn’t believe you.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eBe alone, but not lonely,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eso that the sky can embrace you,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eso that you can embrace the lonely earth.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise for \u003cem\u003eRemnants of Another Age\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"MK\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“\u003c\/span\u003eThese poems move mysteriously by means of a profound inner concentration, giving expression to the deepest laws of the mind. Their linguistic ‘making’ is informed by and vivid evidence of a serious self-making, soul-making, and heart-making. We are lucky to have these English incarnations of Nikola Madzirov.\u003cspan\u003e”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"MK\"\u003e—Li-Young Lee\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e© BOA Editions, Ltd. 2011\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BOA Editions, Ltd.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":8420132229,"sku":"9781934414507","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0982\/0178\/products\/REMNANTS_OF_ANOTHER.jpg?v=1527683332","url":"https:\/\/shop.boaeditions.org\/products\/remnants-of-another-age","provider":"Boa Editions","version":"1.0","type":"link"}