In Order to Talk with the Dead: Selected Poems of Jorge Teillier by Jorge Teilli

Description: In Order to Talk with the Dead by Jorge Teillier, Carolyne Wright This English-Spanish bilingual anthology introduces English-speaking readers to Teillier, with a representative selection of his best work from all phases of his career. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE Spanish CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description "In order to talk with the dead you have to know how to wait: they are fearful like the first steps of a child. But if we are patient one day they will answer us with a poplar leaf trapped in a broken mirror, with a flame that suddenly revives in the fireplace, with a dark return of birds before the glance of a girl who waits motionless on the threshold."—from "In Order to Talk with the Dead"Reared in the rainy forests of Chiles "La Frontera" region which had nurtured Pablo Neruda a generation earlier, Jorge Teillier has become one of Chiles leading contemporary poets, whose work is widely read in Latin America and Europe along with the poetry of his well-known contemporaries Nicanor Parra and Enrique Lihn. This English-Spanish bilingual anthology now introduces English-speaking readers to Teillier, with a representative selection of his best work from all phases of his career.Carolyne Wright has translated poems from the volumes Muertes y maravillas (1971), Para un pueblo fantasma (1978), and Cartas para reinas de otras primaveras (1985). Avoiding the bravura effects of some of his contemporaries, Teillier writes from a life lived directly and simply, returning time and again in his poetry to the timeless and mythic South of his boyhood, the "Land of Nevermore." Author Biography Winner of several prestigious awards, including the Gabriela Mistral Prize, Jorge Teillier (1935–1996) spent much of his adult life working as a reviewer and journalist for many of Chiles leading magazines and newspapers. Translator Carolyne Wright is also an award-winning poet. Table of Contents AcknowledgmentsIntroduction: "From the Land of Nevermore: On the Poetry of Jorge Teillier" by Carolyne WrightTranslators NotePART ONE. Poems from Muertes y maravillas (Deaths and Wonders) (1953-1971) From A los habitantes del País de Nunca Jamás (To the Inhabitants of the Land of Nevermore) (1953-1970) Ontoño secreto / Secret AutumnAlegría / JoyLa Última isla / The Last IslandImagen para un estanque / Image for a PondHe confiado en la noche / I Have Trusted in the NightRelatos / NarrativesTarde / AfternoonPoema de invierno / Winter PoemLa llave / The KeyCarta de lluvia / Letter of RainPuente en el sur / Bridge in the SouthTarjeta postal / PostcardSentados frente al fuego / Sitting in Front of the FireLetra de tango / Tango LyricCuento de la tarde / Afternoon StoryPara hablar con los muertos / In Order to Talk with the DeadUn año, otro año / One Year, Another YearAtardecer en automóvil / Afternoon in AutomobileCuando todos se vayan / When Everyone Goes AwayFin del mundo / End of the WorldHistoria de un hijo pródigo / Story of a Prodigal SonOtro cantar / Another SongSeñales / SignsLos conjuros / The ExorcismsLinterna sorda / Dark LanternMolino de madera / Wooden MillLa tierra de la noche / The Land of NightEn memoria de una casa cerrada / In Memory of a Closed HouseJuegos / GamesImagen / ImageA un niño en un árbol / To a Child in a TreeFrutos del verano / Fruits of SummerEdad de oro / Golden AgeLos trenes de la noche (Night Trains) (1964, 1971) Los trenes de la noche / Night TrainsPART TWO. Poems from Para un pueblo fantasma (For a Town of Ghosts) (1978) From Nadie ha muerto aÚn en esta casa (Nobodys Died Yet in This House) (1978) Nadie ha muerto aÚn en esta casa / Nobodys Died Yet in This HouseAperitivo / AperitifSiete paia un secieto / Seven for a SecretBajo el cielo nacido tras la lluvia / Under the Sky Born after the RainLluvia inmóvil / Immobile RainUltimo día de vacaciones / Last Day of VacationEn el mes de los zorros / In the Month of FoxesFrom Pequeña confesión (Small Confession) (1978) Paisaje de Clínica / Clinical LandscapeMi amor por ti / My Love for YouNotas sobre el Último viaje del autor a su pueblo natal (Notes on the Authors Last Journey to the Town of His Birth) (1978) Notas sobre el Último viaje del autor a su pueblo natal / Notes on the Authors Last Journey to the Town of His BirthFrom "Las ciudades que he conocido vivían como locas" ("The Cities I have Known Were Living Like Mad") (1978) Un día en Madrid / A Day in MadridFrom Libro de homenajes (Book of Homages) (1971, 1978) Los dominios perdidos / The Lost DomainEl retorno de Orfeo / The Return of OrpheusRetrato de mi padre, militante comunista / Portrait of My Father, Militant CommunistDespedida / So LongPART THREE. Poems from Cartas para reinas de otras primaveras (Letters to Queens of Other Springs) (1985) Todo está en bianco / Everythings Gone WhiteAhora que de nuevo / Now That Once AgainSin señal de vida / No Sign of LifeNotesAbout the PoetAbout the Translator Review Teillier was fortunate that Carolyne Wright... discovered his work, for she has brought to his moving, delicately modulated poems a sympathy and a sureness of touch that have resulted in highly readable, faithful translations. -- Dave Oliphant * Texas Books In Review * Long Description "In order to talk with the dead you have to know how to wait: they are fearful like the first steps of a child. But if we are patient one day they will answer us with a poplar leaf trapped in a broken mirror, with a flame that suddenly revives in the fireplace, with a dark return of birds before the glance of a girl who waits motionless on the threshold." --from "In Order to Talk with the Dead" Reared in the rainy forests of Chiles "La Frontera" region which had nurtured Pablo Neruda a generation earlier, Jorge Teillier has become one of Chiles leading contemporary poets, whose work is widely read in Latin America and Europe along with the poetry of his well-known contemporaries Nicanor Parra and Enrique Lihn. This English-Spanish bilingual anthology now introduces English-speaking readers to Teillier, with a representative selection of his best work from all phases of his career. Carolyne Wright has translated poems from the volumes Muertes y maravillas (1971), Para un pueblo fantasma (1978), and Cartas para reinas de otras primaveras (1985). Avoiding the bravura effects of some of his contemporaries, Teillier writes from a life lived directly and simply, returning time and again in his poetry to the timeless and mythic South of his boyhood, the "Land of Nevermore." Review Quote Teillier was fortunate that Carolyne Wright... discovered his work, for she has brought to his moving, delicately modulated poems a sympathy and a sureness of touch that have resulted in highly readable, faithful translations. Details ISBN0292781237 Author Carolyne Wright Publisher University of Texas Press Year 1993 ISBN-10 0292781237 ISBN-13 9780292781238 Format Paperback Imprint University of Texas Press Subtitle Selected Poems of Jorge Teillier Place of Publication Austin, TX Country of Publication United States DEWEY 861 Illustrations black & white illustrations Media Book Translator Carolyne Wright Residence CL Birth 1990 Edition Description Revised Short Title SPA-IN ORDER TO TALK W/THE DEA Language Spanish Pages 167 Translated from Spanish Series Texas Pan American Series Publication Date 1993-04-01 AU Release Date 1993-04-01 NZ Release Date 1993-04-01 US Release Date 1993-04-01 UK Release Date 1993-04-01 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:40250162;

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