Spotlight on the Word Wat je moet doen als je over een nijlpaard struikelt Locked on to the “microexpanding

Locked on to the “microexpanding noise” within the lyric (or vice versa)

Iemand nadert langs de weg van de wil op zijn wieken van licht

toen hij wandelde in de tuinen van kasteel Duino aan de Adriatische Zee

And so it adapts to the conditions it is given

Winner of the 2020 Sunday Times/University of Warwick Young Writer of the Year Award

Spotlight on the Word Wat je moet doen als je over een nijlpaard struikelt Locked on to the “microexpandingAstrid Cabral (trans. Alexis Levitin) In her late career examination of language, poetry, and song, renowned Brazilian poet and environmentalist Astrid Cabral focuses on the mystery and elusiveness of the very building blocks of her endeavor. Spotlight on the Word, Cabrals third book in English translation, is a far ranging contemplation of the poets endless endeavor to create meaning with the fragile and somehow inadequate material of her craft. For